History of Cyprus

Klappentext A rich, varied history of conquerors and colonizers which recognizes the centrality of Cyprus to the Mediterranean world. Zusammenfassung This in-depth history! published between 1940 and 1952! filled a void in scholarship on the Mediterranean. Each volume provides maps! photographs! and illustrations that complement the larger historical image of Cyprus that Hill presents. Together! his volumes explore and analyze a rich! complex! and at times controversial legacy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of illustrations and maps; List of books consulted; 1. The land; 2. The Stone Age; 3. The Bronze Age; 4. The religion of early Cyprus; 5. The Greek colonization; 6. Phoenicians, Assyrians and Egyptians; 7. From Cyrus to Alexander; 8. The successors; 9. The Ptolemies; 10. The arts in pre-Roman Cyprus; 11. The Roman province; 12. Byzantium and Islam; Addenda; Index.

Product details

• Authors: George Hill, Hill George
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.09.2010
• EAN: 9781108020626
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02062-6
• No. of pages: 418
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - European History; A History of Cyprus 4 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Cyprus, Ancient History, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory