Akaki (Greek: Ακάκι, Cypriot Dialect: Ακάτζι; Turkish Akaki) is a village in the
Nicosia District of
Cyprus
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Recently a major find has been made of a 36 ft x 13 ft mosaic floor of a Roman villa depicting horse races in a
hippodrome
Hippodrome is a term sometimes used for public entertainment venues of various types. A modern example is the Hippodrome which opened in London in 1900 "combining circus, hippodrome, and stage performances".
The term hippodroming refers to fr ...
from a 4th c. AD villa.
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Maplandia
Communities in Nicosia District
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