The Villa of Theseus is a very large Roman peristyle complex, named for the subject of one of its notable mosaic floors,which the excavators interpret as the official residence of the Roman governor. Begun in the second half of the second century A.D., it gradually expanded to become the largest building so far discovered in Cyprus, with more than 100 rooms and measuring over 120 x 80 m, organized as four wings around a large peristyle court. Finds include important examples of marble sculpture, dating from Late Hellenistic to early third century A.D. Major renovations, including new mosaics and repairs to the Theseus mosaic, took place in the fourth century A.D. It was abandoned by the end of the sixth century and reoccupied by squatters.
