Archaeologist · Scholar

Serenella Ensoli

fl. 2014–2023

Archaeologist and scholar, active 2014–2023. Excavated at Kourion, Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.

Life and work

  1. 2014–2018
    Study of the buildings of the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates at Kourion, including extensive graphic documentation of the so-called 'Palestra', under authorisation of the Department of Antiquities; identified room B as a sacellum and room C as a hestiatorion with six klinai. The Palestra dates to the 1st-2nd c. AD and had been restored by Hill in the 1950s.

    KourionEnsoli 2023

  2. 2023
    Published 'Architectural complexes and rituals in Cyprus: new elements to contribute to the study of the Sanctuaries of Aphrodite Paphia and Apollo Hylates', and refers to her mission's earlier publication on the Ptolemaic mausoleum 'Tomb 8' in the Tombs of the Kings, Kato Paphos.

    Ensoli 2023

On Ancient Cyprus

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Sources

  1. 1.S. Ensoli (2023). “Architectural complexes and rituals in Cyprus: new elements to contribute to the study of the Sanctuaries of Aphrodite Paphia and Apollo Hylates”. Missioni Archeologiche Italiane dell'Università 'Luigi Vanvitelli' nel Mediterraneo Orientale: Libia, Cipro e 'Antica Palestina', 81-.