The History of Cyprus Podcast
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Welcome to The History of Cyprus Podcast -- a monthly series exploring the island’s past from 10,000 BCE to the 20th century. Each episode features in-depth conversations with leading scholars in archaeology, linguistics, political and social history, bringing academic insight to a wide audience.
Together, we uncover the languages, cultures, conflicts, and legacies that shaped one of the Mediterranean’s most storied crossroads. Whether you’re a student, a history enthusiast, or just curious about Cyprus, this podcast offers something for everyone -- rooted in research, driven by storytelling.
If you’d like to reach me, my name is Andreas. Please feel free to send me an email at cyprusthepodcast@gmail.com
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*NEW EPISODE!* 42. Castrum Cyprium: Crusader Castles of Cyprus with James Petre
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Primary Source XLII: Roger of Howden
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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BONUS EPISODE! Myths & Legends: Cyprus in Mythology with Christian Körner
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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41. The Emperor of Flocks & Camels? The Calocaerus Revolt with Maria Castello
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Primary Source XLI: An Excerpt from Aurelius Victor
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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40. From Exploration to Exploitation: The Early History of Cypriot Archaeology with Luca Bombardieri
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Primary Source XL: The Travels of Giovanni Mariti
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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39. Brigands & Bandits: Banditry in 19th Century Cyprus with Mehmet Demiryürek
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Primary Source XXXIX: The Ballad of Hasan Bulli
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May 15, 2025 |
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BONUS EPISODE! Surfaces, Surveys & Spatiotemporal Dynamics: The Hala Sultan Tekke Hinterland Project with Jan Coenaerts and Polte De Weirdt
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May 10, 2025 |
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38. Bones, Burials & Bioarchaeology: Reconstructing the Past with Sherry Fox
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May 02, 2025 |
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Primary Source XXXVIII: An Excerpt from Luigi Palma Di Cesnola
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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A little update...and a small request!
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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37. For King & Country: Cyprus in the Second World War with Marios Siammas
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Primary Source XXXVII: The Battle of Monte Cassino
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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36. Deus Vult! The Templars in Cyprus with Peter Edbury
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Primary Source XXXVI: The Templars & The Easter Revolt of 1192
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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35. Marks of Devotion or Desecration? Medieval Graffiti with Mia Trentin
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Primary Source XXXV: The Travels of Jacques Le Saige
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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34. Hail Alexis, the Peasant King: The Cypriot Peasant Revolt with Chrysovalantis Kyriacou
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Primary Source XXXIV: The Strambali Chronicle
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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BONUS EPISODE! Amathus with Thierry Petit
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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33. Engineers, Envoys & Explorers: Cyprus & Alexander the Great with Andreas Parpas
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXXIII: An Excerpt from the Anabasis of Alexander
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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BONUS EPISODE! Xαίρε καί πίει εύ: The History of Commandaria with Antonis Constantinou
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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32. The Eastern Wanderer: Clearchus of Soli with Gertjan Verhasselt
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXXII: The Inscription at Ai Khanoum
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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*SPECIAL!* Fantasy, Folklore & Film: "Motherwitch" with Minos Papas
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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31. Cyprus in the Great War: The Cypriot Mule Corps with Andrekos Varnava
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXXI: "I want YOU for the Cypriot Mule Corps!"
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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BONUS EPISODE! Follow Where Reason Leads: Zeno of Citium & Stoicism with Andrew Erskine
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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30. Living on the Edge: Earthquakes and The Kourion Urban Space Project with Laura Swantek
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXX: The Sibylline Oracle
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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29. Dedicating to your God: The Votive Tradition with Erin Averett
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXIX: The Idalion Bilingual
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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BONUS EPISODE! A New Paradigm Shift? The Peopling of Cyprus with Dora Moutsiou
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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28. Holy Men & Heathens: The Last Pagans of Cyprus with Georgios Deligiannakis
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXVIII: The Apocryphal Acts of Barnabas
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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27. Between Constantinople & the West: The Middle Byzantine Period with Tassos Papacostas
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXVII: St. Neophytos the Recluse
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May 15, 2024 |
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26. The Most (In)visible Minority: Black Cypriots with Serap Kanay
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May 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXVI: An excerpt from The Ottoman Judicial Register
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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25. 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed with Eric Cline
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXV: 1177 BC: An Interview with Glynnis Fawkes
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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*ZENO OF CITIUM NOW ON PATREON!* Follow Where Reason Leads: Zeno of Citium with Andrew Erskine
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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24. King Kinyras and the Cypria: Cyprus in the Homeric World with John Franklin
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXIV: The Hosting of the Achaeans
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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23. A Fiddler's Fervor: The History of the Cypriot Fiddler with Nicoletta Demetriou
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXIII: An excerpt from Magda Ohnefalsch-Richter on Cypriot Music (1913)
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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UPDATE: Let's keep the project going together!
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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22. The Kyprogenes: Aphrodite with Stephanie Budin
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Primary Source XXII: A reading from Hesiod’s The Theogony
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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21. Tα Kυπριακά: The Cypriot Greek Dialect with Stavroula Varella
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source XXI: The Cypriot Greek Dialect: An excerpt from Leontios Machairas
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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20. The Dragoman: The Ottoman Period with Antonis Hadjikyriacou Part 2
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source XX: Cabi Omer Efendi and the Execution of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios 1809
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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19. Osmanlı Kıbrısı: The Ottoman Period with Antonis Hadjikyriacou Part 1
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source XIX: Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmet Pasha 1571
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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18. Felis Cypria: Cat Domestication in Prehistoric Cyprus? with Jean-Denis Vigne
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source XVIII: Friar Francesco Suriano’s Observations on the Cats of Cyprus 1484
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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17. Venexia e l’ixola de Zipro: Venetian Cyprus with Benjamin Arbel
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source XVII: George Boustronios and the Last Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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16. Eύώδεα Κύπρον: Perfumery Production in Ancient Cyprus with Maria Rosaria Belgiorno
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source XVI: Hymn to Aphrodite
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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15. Le Coeur de Lion: King Richard’s Conquest of Cyprus with Angel Nicolaou-Konnari
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source XV: King Richard’s Letter on the Conquest of Cyprus 1191
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May 15, 2023 |
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UPDATE: How you can support The History of Cyprus Podcast...!
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May 10, 2023 |
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14. The Copper Island: Copper Production in Ancient Cyprus with Lina Kassianidou
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May 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source XIV: Aristotle on Cyprus’ Natural Resources
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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13. Grilling the Past: Halloumi & Ethnoarchaeology with Rafael Laoutari
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source XIII: Richard Pococke & Cypriot Cheese 1738
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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12. Travelling Artists in Cyprus: 1700-1960 with Rita Severis
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source XII: From the Diary of Esmé Scott-Stevenson 1880
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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11. Between Constantinople & the Caliphate: Cyprus in Late Antiquity with Luca Zavagno
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Primary Source XI: al-Baladhuri and the Arab Invasions of Cyprus
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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10. Cythereia Cypros: Roman Cyprus with Ersin Hussein
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Primary Source X: Ammianus Marcellinus and the Voraciousness of Rome
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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9. Rule Britannia: Cyprus in the British Empire with Andrekos Varnava
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Primary Source IX: Archbishop Sophronios Speech 1878
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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8. A Cyprocentric Perspective: Cyprus’ History of Research with Maria Iacovou
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Primary Source VIII: The Sargon Stele
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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7. Gripped by the Hand of Nergal: Cyprus in the Bronze Age with Louise Hitchcock
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Primary Source VII: EA 35 The Hand of Nergal
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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6. Multiculturalism and the Medieval Period: Frankish Cyprus with Nicholas Coureas
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Primary Source VI: A reading from Jacobus de Verona
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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5. On the Periphery: Cyprus Between the Assyrian & Persian Empires with Christian Körner
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Primary Source V: A reading from Isocrates’ The Evagoras
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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4. Magic, Spells & Incantations: The Curse Tablets of Roman Cyprus with Drew Wilburn
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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Primary Source IV: Cypriot Curse Tablet (Roman Period)
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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3. Early Medicine in Cyprus with Demetrios Michaelides
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Primary Source III: Galen’s visit to Cyprus
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May 15, 2022 |
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2. 𐠊𐠒𐠫𐠥𐠨𐠮: The Linguistic History of Cyprus with Pippa Steele
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May 02, 2022 |
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Primary Source II: A reading from Pseudo Scylax
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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1. The Cliffs of the Eagles: Prehistoric Cyprus with Alan Simmons
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Primary Source I: A reading from Cornelius van Bruyn
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Introduction to the History of Cyprus Podcast
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Mar 03, 2022 |