Verstehen · Kapitel 9
History of Cyprus
From the Neolithic Age through Aphrodite and the Crusaders to the division in 1974 — Cyprus's history explains why the island is the way it is today.
3 Abschnitte in diesem Kapitel
1
Antiquity: Aphrodite, Copper & Kings
Cyprus is one of the oldest inhabited islands in the world . The Neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia (UNESCO World Her…
2
Crusaders, Venetians & Ottomans
After the division of the Roman Empire (395 AD), Cyprus belonged to the Byzantine Empire — for almost 800 years. The ma…
3
British Colonial Period & Division
British Colonial Rule (1878–1960) The Ottoman Empire ceded Cyprus to Great Britain in 1878 (formally annexed in 1914).…
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