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In 2007, it was inscribed as an [[ARCHO]] heritage site, for its "exemplary early Velaric architecture" and "rich literary heritage as the birthplace of one of Velar's greatest and most prolific writers".
In 2007, it was inscribed as an [[ARCHO]] heritage site, for its "exemplary early Velaric architecture" and "rich literary heritage as the birthplace of one of Velar's greatest and most prolific writers".


[[Category:ARCHO sites in Trellin]][[Category:History of Trellin]][[Category:Trellin]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in the Trellinese Empire]][[Category:ARCHO sites in Trellin]][[Category:History of Trellin]][[Category:Trellin]]

Latest revision as of 22:40, 24 April 2019

ARCHO Heritage Site
Paroxa
Name as inscribed on the ARCHO Heritage List
Ancient theatre Foça525.jpg
4th century amphitheatre, built for the playwright Malinos

LocationTavlar, Isles of Velar
TypeCultural
ARCHO subregionAhéri-Ethlorek states
Area23 hectares
Inscription history
Inscription2007

Paroxa was an ancient Velaric town on the island of Tavlar and the capital of a small city-state, located 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) south of Rú Qoh. Although never a major power politically, the town was an important religious centre and renowned as the birthplace of the playwright Malinos (fl. 300-340 AD). Its ruins were excavated by a joint Trellinese-Velaran team between 1970 and 1982, revealing what had been a small but prosperous town. Lavish mosaics still survive in several of its houses and the town includes two amphitheatres, one built around the start of the first millennium and the other c. 310 AD, specifically for showing the works of Malinos.

In 2007, it was inscribed as an ARCHO heritage site, for its "exemplary early Velaric architecture" and "rich literary heritage as the birthplace of one of Velar's greatest and most prolific writers".