Cypria

Cypria

A Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean

Christofi, Alex

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

05/2024

352

Dura

Inglês

9781399401883

15 a 20 dias

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Timeline
Introduction: The City and the City
1. Spume: The birth of the Great Goddess
2. Olive Culture: How trade began
3. The Lost Kingdom of Alashiya: Diving into the Bronze Age
4. Cypria: Survivors of Mycenaean Greece
5. The Purple Ones: Phoenicians and their philosophy
6. Apostle: The Cypriots who spread Christianity
7. Monks and Cats: St Helena's pilgrimage
8. Oasis: The Arab conquest, the Empire of Cyprus and the Third Crusade at sea
9. The Fairytale Castle: The House of Lusignan
10. Lala Mustafa Pasha: The siege of Famagusta and the formation of the Holy LeagueBattle of Lepanto
11. Linen Blend: The Turkish influence
12. Cyprus, New York: How history was weaponised as 'civilisation'
13. Olympians: Religious and secular authority in Britain's Christian colonyBritain's Christian colony
14. The Philhellene: The burning down of Government House
15. Kafeneon: The left and right wing schism
16. Bitter Lemons: The struggle for enosis
17. The Battle of the Knife: The militarisation of Cyprus
18. The Ledra Palace Hotel: The war on neighbours
19. Ghosts: The tragedies of 1974
20. Ayia Napa, Ayia Napa, Ayia Napa: The holiday from the self
21. Drilling for Gods: Moscow on the Med
Epilogue: The fort, and the dangers of digging up the past

Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
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cypriot; Greek myths; Greece; Homer; Odyssey; cyclops; gods; goddesses; travel; history; ruins; mythology; culture; island; ocean; ancient times; war; conflict; dostoevsky in love; turkey; europe; tourism; sunshine; people; family; holiday reading