After settling on the island of Cyprus as the suzerain of the land in 1192, Guy de Lusignan first actions were to consolidate his authority and establish strong defences on his new holding. Cyprus has always been coveted and fought for: its geographical situation in the Mediterranean sea as well as its insularity provided a natural protection in front of its neighbours, but it never stopped the many attacks and raids. Ruling by the Byzantine empire until the VIIth century, the island is conquered by the Arabs in 645, and won back in 965 by Nicéphore II Bocas. Wars will be fought on the island during the VIIth century, but Cyprus will also be torn by revolts, particularly during the XIth century. Cypriots, Greeks for the most part, riot as a...
The Melkites of Cyprus like the Georgians identified with the Greek Church and followed their rite. ...
Cyprus and the Superpower Factor, by Semih Vaner The origins of the Cypriot imbroglio are multiple, ...
At the turning point of the 17th and 18th centuries the French established in Cyprus were mainly pro...
Après son installation à Chypre en 1192 en tant que suzerain de l’île, Guy de Lusignan centralise l’...
Doğu Akdeniz'in en büyük adası olan Kıbrıs, adını Tunç Çağı'ndan itibaren işletilmeye başlanan zengi...
During 1392 and 1393 the French writer Jean d’Arras composed a story of the Lusignans’ legendary fai...
Unlike the French travelers of the nineteenth century, those of the years 1480 to 1550 have not cons...
Under the rule of the French Lusignan dynasty, Cyprus quickly became the focus of interest to other ...
Cette thèse de doctorat porte sur la peinture réalisée à Chypre sous le règne des Lusignan (1192-147...
The Greek monastery of St Margaret of Agros in Cyprus, founded in the 12th century before the Latin ...
This article re-evaluates the evolution of Cypriots’ socio-political situation in the “long term”, b...
L ’ existence d ’ États politiquement et économiquement puissants de Méditerranée orientale s ’ ache...
À l’heure où Alexandre le Grand se lançait à la conquête de l’Orient, les rois chypriotes jouissaien...
Au VIIe s. apr. J.-C. trois villes chypriotes ont été fortifiées : des remparts et des tours élevés ...
The Brienne family first laid claim to the throne of Cyprus in the 1260s. The family subsequently ro...
The Melkites of Cyprus like the Georgians identified with the Greek Church and followed their rite. ...
Cyprus and the Superpower Factor, by Semih Vaner The origins of the Cypriot imbroglio are multiple, ...
At the turning point of the 17th and 18th centuries the French established in Cyprus were mainly pro...
Après son installation à Chypre en 1192 en tant que suzerain de l’île, Guy de Lusignan centralise l’...
Doğu Akdeniz'in en büyük adası olan Kıbrıs, adını Tunç Çağı'ndan itibaren işletilmeye başlanan zengi...
During 1392 and 1393 the French writer Jean d’Arras composed a story of the Lusignans’ legendary fai...
Unlike the French travelers of the nineteenth century, those of the years 1480 to 1550 have not cons...
Under the rule of the French Lusignan dynasty, Cyprus quickly became the focus of interest to other ...
Cette thèse de doctorat porte sur la peinture réalisée à Chypre sous le règne des Lusignan (1192-147...
The Greek monastery of St Margaret of Agros in Cyprus, founded in the 12th century before the Latin ...
This article re-evaluates the evolution of Cypriots’ socio-political situation in the “long term”, b...
L ’ existence d ’ États politiquement et économiquement puissants de Méditerranée orientale s ’ ache...
À l’heure où Alexandre le Grand se lançait à la conquête de l’Orient, les rois chypriotes jouissaien...
Au VIIe s. apr. J.-C. trois villes chypriotes ont été fortifiées : des remparts et des tours élevés ...
The Brienne family first laid claim to the throne of Cyprus in the 1260s. The family subsequently ro...
The Melkites of Cyprus like the Georgians identified with the Greek Church and followed their rite. ...
Cyprus and the Superpower Factor, by Semih Vaner The origins of the Cypriot imbroglio are multiple, ...
At the turning point of the 17th and 18th centuries the French established in Cyprus were mainly pro...