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North
Cyprus History Snapshots – A Living Time Tunnel
We open the book of North Cypriot history at Guzelyurt in
the west, go northeast to the Girne region, and then south
to the Salamis area. More>>
Vrysi - Neolithic History
in North Cyprus
A few miles east of Girne in Northern Cyprus, on the seashore,
lies the Neolithic site of Vrysi. Archaeologists have examined
a small part of the site, and left some of the house walls
exposed. More>>
St Hilarion Castle, Archeological Site in North Cyprus
St. Hilarion Castle, in North Cyprus not far from Girne, was built on Byzantine foundations by the Crusading Lusignan dynasty. Richard the Lionheart gave Cyprus to Hugh Lusignan. King Peter I, who ruled from 1359 to 1369, was his descendant. Eleanor of Aragon was Peter’s wife. More>>
The Mosaics in the Basilica of Soli
Soli, in North Cyprus, is not far from Guzelyurt. Soli is an ancient town where you can see the ruins of the marketplace from Greek days, a Roman-era theater, and a Byzantine basilica. Step back in time to learn about Soli in the days not long after Constantine the Great made the Christian religion legal. More>>
North Cyprus Alter
at Pigadhes
The Bronze Age sanctuary at Pigadhes dates back to about 1600
B.C. But we are "visiting" it at about 1300 B.C. At that time
the eastern Mediterranean was being attacked by a confederation
known as "People of the Sea." They conquered North Africa,
Crete, Asia Minor, and the Levant each in their turn. More>>
The North Cyprus Palace
at Vouni
On this mountain in North Cyprus, overlooking the village
of Vouni below, stands a palace. As you look at the fragmentary
walls, let your guide be a figure from 483 B.C., when Persia
and Greece fought to dominate the island. Cyprus is divided
into several small kingdoms. More>>
In Their Footsteps: A
Copper Merchant in Enkomi
As you tour Enkomi, near Famagusta in North Cyprus, you might
imagine you are a copper merchant during the city's heyday
between 1300 and 1100 B.C. Your city is now only about 500
years old. More>>
Visit Ancient Persia, Greece, and North Cyprus with Clearchus of Soli
Clearchus the philosopher embodies the days of Alexander the Great and his successors. See Hellenistic Soli through the eyes of this world traveler, idealist, and writer, as the known world expands, when Greece sent men from cities such as Soli to change the world, and was forever changed herself. More>>
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