| Description |
1 online resource : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro; Colofon; Inhoudsopgave; Voorwoord; Voorwoord; 1. Het Cyprus Museum:; geschiedenis van een collectie; 2. Cypriotische oudheden in Leiden; 3. Van steen tot voorwerp: de geologie van Cyprus; 5. Het chalcolithicum: tradities en innovaties; 6. De bronstijd:; het belang van koper en handel; 7. De ijzertijd: het tijdperk van de koninkrijken; 9. Byzantijns Cyprus: de komst van het christendom; Auteurs; Plaatsnamen-transcriptie; Aanbevolen literatuur; Blank Page; Blank Page |
| Summary |
Cyprus has a long and eventful history. The island lies in the eastern Mediterranean, where the cultures of Anatolia, Assyria, the Levant, Egypt, and Greece flourished in antiquity. Each of these great civilisations has left its mark on the history of Cyprus, through commercial ties, migration, conflicts, and technological innovations. The mining of copper in the Troodos Mountains led to lively trade, greatly boosting the prosperity of the island's various kingdoms. These independent states maintained relations with all the neighbouring states, leading to a cultural melting pot of languages, c |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 26, 2019) |
| Subject |
Art objects, Cypriot.
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Iron age -- Cyprus
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Antiquities
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Art objects, Cypriot
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Iron age
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| SUBJECT |
Cyprus -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85035187
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Cyprus -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85035188
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| Subject |
Cyprus
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Halbertsma, Ruurd B., editor.
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Pilides, Despina, editor.
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| ISBN |
9789088908606 |
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9088908605 |
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