In the fourth century, Salamis was devastated by a series of earthquakes, and never again did it achieve its former glory. By the Middle Ages, its harbor had been silted up and abandoned.
मध्य युग तक, इसके बंदरगाह पर कीचड़ जमा होने से इसका इस्तेमाल बंद कर दिया गया ।