A History of Cyprus

A rich, varied history of conquerors and colonizers which recognizes the centrality of Cyprus to the Mediterranean world.

George Hill (Author)

9781108020640, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 September 2010

746 pages, 23 b/w illus. 2 maps 3 tables
22.9 x 4.2 x 15.2 cm, 1.08 kg

Sir 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 (1940–52) ranged from Cyprus's 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 3, organized largely around monarchical reigns, concludes Hill's analysis of the Frankish period (1432–1571).

9. John II, 1432–58
10. Charlotte and Louis of Savoy, 1458–64
11. James II, 1464–73
12. Catherine and James III. Catherine alone, 1473–89
13. Cyprus under Venice
14. The war of Cyprus. I. The expedition of 1570
15. The war of Cyprus. II. The Turkish conquest
16. The two churches, 1220–1571
17. Literature and the fine arts
Notes on some authorities
Genealogy of the Lusignan dynasty
Addenda
Index.

Subject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA]