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), Harry Luke (Edited by)

9781108020657, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 September 2010

700 pages, 17 b/w illus. 1 map
22.9 x 3.9 x 15.2 cm, 1.01 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 4 (1571–1948) reviews Ottoman rule, and and evaluates the then contemporary British presence in Cyprus.

List of plates
Preface
Editor's foreword
Documents and publications referred to
Part I. The Ottoman Province: 1. The Ottoman organization
2. Western relations in the seventeenth century
3. Kapudan Pasha and Grand Vezir (1571–1785)
4. Ascendancy of Dragoman and Bishops (1785–1821)
5. Abortive reforms (1821–1856)
6. Last days of Turkish rule (1856–1878)
7. The British occupation (1878)
8. The church under the Turks (1571-1878)
Part II. Cyprus under British Rule: 9. Status of the island
10. Constitutional questions
11. Finance: taxation
12. Finance: the tribute
13. Enosis
14. The church under the British
15. Antiquities
16. Strategic considerations
Appendices
Index.

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