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Cyprus (Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros) or the Theme of Cyprus (Greek: θέμα Κύπρου, théma Kýprou) was a Byzantine province located in the island of Cyprus, established in 965 after the reconquest of Cyprus by the Byzantine navy.
- Middle Ages
- Theme of the Byzantine Empire (965–1185), Rump State (1185–1191)
Cyprus [f] ( / ˈsaɪprəs / ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, [g] is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, north of the Sinai Peninsula, south of the Anatolian Peninsula, and west of the Levant. It is geographically a part of West Asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southeast European.
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- Prehistoric Cyprus
- Bronze Age
- Early Iron Age
- Ancient Cyprus
- Medieval Cyprus
- Kingdom of Cyprus
- Ottoman Cyprus
- Modern Cyprus
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Prior to the arrival of humans in Cyprus, only four terrestrial mammal species were present on the islands, including the Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus and the Cyprus dwarf elephant, which were much smaller than their mainland ancestors as as a result of insular dwarfism, with the other species being the genet Genetta plesictoides and the still living...
In the Bronze Age the first cities, such as Enkomi, were built. Systematic copper mining began, and this resource was widely traded. Mycenaean Greeks were undoubtedly inhabiting Cyprus from the late stage of the Bronze Age, while the island's Greek name is already attested from the 15th century BC in the Linear Bscript. The yet undeciphered Cypro-M...
The early Iron Age on Cyprus follows the Submycenaean period (1125–1050 BC) of the Late Bronze Age. It is divided into the Geometric (1050–700) and Archaic (700–525) periods. Foundations myths documented by classical authors connect the foundation of numerous Cypriot towns with immigrant Greek heroes in the wake of the Trojan war. For example, Teuc...
The Assyrians rediscovered Cyprus in the late eighth century BCE, yet they did not establish lasting territorial control over the island. The Assyrian name for Cyprus, Iadnana, likely designated it as the "island of the Danunians," although its exact origins remain uncertain. A stela found 1845 in Kition commemorates the victory of king Sargon II (...
After the division of the Roman Empire into an eastern half and a western half, Cyprus came under the rule of the Eastern Roman Empire. At that time, its bishop, while still subject to the Christian Church, was made autocephalous by the First Council of Ephesusin 431. The Arab Muslims invaded Cyprus in force in the 650s, but in 688, the Byzantine e...
Amalric I of Cyprus (Aimery de Lusignan) received the royal crown and title from Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. A small minority Roman Catholic population of the island was mainly confined to some coastal cities, such as Famagusta, as well as inland Nicosia, the traditional capital. Roman Catholics kept the reins of power and control, while the Gree...
Cyprus 1571
In 1571, Cyprus became an Eyalet, a province, of the Ottoman Empire until 1878. In 1571, the Turks entered the country in order of the Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573), also known as the Fourth Ottoman - Venetian War, or the War of Cyprus. Following the Ottoman Empire's invasionof Cyprus with 350-400 ships and 60,000-100,000 soldiers to take control of the island, Turks and Cypriots coexisted harmoniously on the island. Cyprus was rich in salt, sugar, cotton, grains, and other import and expo...
Religion and culture under Ottoman leadership
The Ottoman Empire was predominantly Muslim. Therefore, there was a cultural and religious clash when it conquered Cyprus. As Cyprus became a territory of the Ottoman Empire, more Muslims came to Cyprus mixing in with the Orthodox Christian Greek population of the island. That's why the Millet Systemwas introduced in Cyprus, it allowed authorities to rule over their religious minorities to keep peace in the Country. The Ottoman Empire still tried to spread the Muslim culture in Cyprus. That e...
Change of Administration of Cyprus
Since 1670, the Ottomans have shifted their governance of Cyprus and its significance multiple times. From a sanjak (sub-province) to a Grand Vizer's fief, to an eyalet, back to a fief, and finally back to a sanjak.
In 1878, as the result of the Cyprus Convention, the United Kingdom took over the government of Cyprus as a protectorate from the Ottoman Empire. In 1914, at the beginning of World War I, the Ottomans declared war on Britain, leading to the British annexation of Cyprus. The island's population welcomed the arrival of the British in 1878, as it mean...
History, general
1. Kinross, Lord. "The Problem of Cyprus." History Today(Nov 1954) 4#11 pp 725-733 2. Mallinson, William. Cyprus: A modern history(IB Tauris, 2005). 3. Wallace, Paul W., & Andreas G. Orphanides(eds.), "Sources for the History of Cyprus", vols I - XV, (Albany, NY, Greece and Cyprus Research Center, University at Albany (SUNY) 1990-2007) 4. C. D. Cobham, Excerpta Cypria: materials for a history of Cyprus(Cambridge 1908). Nice Collection of written sources. 5. D. Hunt, Footprints in Cyprus(Londo...
Prehistory
1. Vassos Karageorghis, Cyprus(1969). Includes bibliography. 2. Andreas G. Orphanides, "Late Bronze Age Socio-Economic and Political Organization, and the Hellenization of Cyprus", Athens Journal of History, volume 3, number 1, 2017, pp. 7–20 3. Veronica Tatton-Brown, Cyprus BC: 7000 years of history(London, British Museum 1979). 4. Stuart Swiny, Earliest Prehistory of Cyprus (American School of Oriental Research 2001) ISBN 0-89757-051-0 5. J. M. Webb/D. Frankel, "Characterising the Philia fa...
Classical Period
1. Paul W Wallace & Andreas G. Orphanides (eds.), "Sources for the History of Cyprus: Greek and Latin Texts to the Third Century A.D.", vol. I, (Nicosia, The Institute of Cypriot Studies, University at Albany (SUNY) & Cyprus College 1990) 2. Herodotus, "The Histories" 3. Isocrates, "Nicocles" 4. Diodorus Siculus, "Bibliothiki" (Library) 5. Arrian, "The Campaigns of Alexander the Great" 6. T. Bekker-Nielsen, The Roads of Ancient Cyprus. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum 2004.
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 de facto partitioned the island into two political areas: 99.5% of Greek Cypriots now live in the free areas of the Republic of Cyprus while 98.7% of Turkish Cypriots live in northern areas of Cyprus self-proclaimed as another state not recognised by any country other than Turkey (99.2% of other ...
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea and member state of the European Union. Cyprus is in Asia, but the country is often associated with Europe because of the culture and history of the people. It is also closer to Africa than to Europe. The capital is Nicosia.
