{"product_id":"a-history-of-cyprus-paperback-9781108020626","title":"A History of Cyprus (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108020626","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Cyprus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA rich, varied history of conquerors and colonizers which recognizes the centrality of Cyprus to the Mediterranean world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Hill (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108020626, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e418 pages, 16 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir George Francis Hill (1867–1948) was perhaps best known as a numismatist, although his scholarly interests and accomplishments included a range of time periods and subjects. A classicist by training, Hill built his career at the British Museum's department of coins and medals. In his forty-three years there he produced volumes on coins of antiquity; Greek history and art; coins, heraldry, and iconography of medieval and Renaissance Italy; and treasure troves. In 1931 Hill became the Museum's director and principal librarian, the first archaeologist to hold this post. His four-volume History of Cyprus (1940–1952) ranged from Cyprus' earliest years to the twentieth century, and became the standard text on the subject. It is a valuable resource for scholars of the country, of antiquity and of the Mediterranean world. Volume 1 describes the land of Cyprus before unravelling its history from the Stone Age to the Crusades.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations and maps\u003cbr\u003e List of books consulted\u003cbr\u003e 1. The land\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Stone Age\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Bronze Age\u003cbr\u003e 4. The religion of early Cyprus\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Greek colonization\u003cbr\u003e 6. Phoenicians, Assyrians and Egyptians\u003cbr\u003e 7. From Cyrus to Alexander\u003cbr\u003e 8. The successors\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Ptolemies\u003cbr\u003e 10. The arts in pre-Roman Cyprus\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Roman province\u003cbr\u003e 12. Byzantium and Islam\u003cbr\u003e Addenda\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908890321176,"sku":"9781108020626","price":35.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108020626i.jpg?v=1694869612","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-cyprus-paperback-9781108020626","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}