ɪt ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld æn "ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl" sˈɪɾi ʌv mˈaɪnz ænd wˈɜːkʃɑːps, ðˌoʊ ɪt hæd wɪðˌaʊt dˈaʊt ˈɔːlsoʊ dɪvˈɛləpt ðɪ ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ænd stˈɑːkbɹˈiːdɪŋ pətˈɛnʃɪˈælᵻɾiz ʌvðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ fˈɜːɾəl lˈænd, ɛnɹˈɪtʃt baɪ wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɹˈɪvɚz ʌv sˈaɪpɹəs, ðə pˈɛdɪˌaɪoʊz, ænd ɪts tɹˈɪbjuːtˌɛɹiz.
It resembled an "industrial" city of mines and workshops, though it had without doubt also developed the agricultural and stock-breeding potentialities of the surrounding fertile land, enriched by one of the most important rivers of Cyprus, the Pediaios, and its tributaries.