Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος): large island in the eastern Mediterranean, colonized by Phoenicians and Greeks.Prehistoric Cyprus
Reconstructed houses from Choirokoitia
The oldest human…
Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος): large island in the eastern Mediterranean, colonized by Phoenicians and Greeks.Dark Age Colonization
Aeolic capital from Idalion. Similar capitals have…
Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος): large island in the eastern Mediterranean, colonized by Phoenicians and Greeks.Between Persia and Greece
Statue of Melqart from Idalion
The Persians…
Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος): large island in the eastern Mediterranean, colonized by Phoenicians and Greeks.Hellenistic Cyprus
Hellenistic funerary relief
In the Late Archaic Age, Cyprus…
Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος): large island in the eastern Mediterranean, colonized by Phoenicians and Greeks.Roman Cyprus
A rare Roman military inscription from Cyprus, mentioning…
Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος): large island in the eastern Mediterranean, colonized by Phoenicians and Greeks.Late Antiquity
Roman statue of the Egyptian god Bes from…
Cyrenaica or Pentapolis: the northeastern part of modern Libya, with five - later: six - ancient Greek cities: Euhesperides (modern Benghazi), Taucheira, Barca, Ptolemais, Apollonia, and its capital Cyrene.
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Cyrene: main Greek settlement in the Cyrenaica, the northeastern part of modern Libya, modern Shahhat.Origins
Fountain of Apollo
Cyrene was founded in…
Cyzicus (Greek Κύζικος): Mysian town in the Propontis. The closest modern village is Aşağıyapıcı, the nearest modern city is Erdek.History
A sixth-century kouros…