Western Archeological Site

 archaeological site, interesting place, fenced area

Two main streets of the Roman period, decumanus maximus and cardo, intersect in the southern section of the site. The area north of the decumanus is occupied by Roman residences, richly decorated with murals and mosaics, as is the case with the House of the Abduction of Europa and the House of Silinos, which were named afler the decorative themes of their mosaic floors. Exquisite public buildings are situated in the western section of the site: the Hellenistic West Gymnasium, the Roman West Thermae (Baths), the so-called Nymphaeum, the Foricae of the Thermae (public lavatories) and the Proto-Byzantine Episcopal complex of Kos. At the north end of the site a large mosaic floor of the Roman period depicts the myth of the Judgement of Paris.