IT’S ALL IN THE NAME
SHAPED BY GREEK SPEAKING PEOPLE Although Cypriot surnames today are shaped by the island’s prominent Greek Cypriot language, sustained Latin rule, a brief yet poignant Ottoman history, and then the…
THE PISCOPOU MEDIEVAL BRIDGE BY THE VILLAGE OF FOINI
THE RICH HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF THE VENETIAN BRIDGES OF CYPRUS At the time of their construction, medieval VENETIAN BRIDGES in Cyprus went on to play a crucial role in the…
THE CYPRUS CONVENTION OF 1878
A NEW ERA FOR CYPRUS NEW RULERS FOR THE ISLAND IN THE SUN Clandestine negotiations between the British and the Ottoman Empire culminated in the Cyprus Convention agreement of 1878.…
THE GREAT TOWER OF CHOIROKOITIA
A VARIED & INTERESTING HISTORY The village of Choirokoitia, within the Larnaca district, has a varied and interesting history, and much of it is told by the ruins in the…
WHEN THE BYZANTINES RULED CYPRUS FROM 330 TO 1191
A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORICAL OVERVIEW THE DAWN OF THE BYZANTINE ERA The Roman Empire, after several extensive power struggles and a civil war, found itself divided from west to east in…
THE CYPRIOT OVERSEAS DIASPORA
OVERSEAS CYPRIOTS A definition: “The Cypriot Diaspora refers to people of Cypriot origin who live both in Cyprus and overseas. This includes people who are of Cypriot origin but who…
WHO WERE THE FIRST INHABITANTS OF CYPRUS?
PEOPLE FROM THE NEAR EAST & LEVANT AREAS Artefacts, including early tools and animal bones, recovered near Limassol on the southern coast, suggest that prehistoric hunter-gatherers existed on Cyprus during…
THE OTTOMAN DERVISHES OF CYPRUS
A NEW RELIGIOUS ORDER THE RELIGIOUS, ECONOMIC, & CULTURAL SHIFT IN 1571 The Ottoman quest to conquer Cyprus was finally realised in 1571. This came after the final defences of…
THE CYPRUS VOLUNTEER REGIMENT OF WW2
ORIGINALLY A LOCAL DEFENCE FORCE Cyprus found itself at risk at the beginning of World War 2. This was because of its strategic importance. It was agreed because of this…
WHEN THE ANGLO-NORMANS RULED CYPRUS FROM 1191 TO 1192
A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORICAL OVERVIEW THE ENDING OF AN ERA OF BYZANTINE RULE The Byzantine rule of Cyprus came to an abrupt and brutal end when Richard I of England, also…