The renowned Stoic and strict constitutionalist M. Porcius Cato Uticensis was sent to annex Cyprus and organize it under Roman law, and Cato...

In the ensuing Early Iron Age Cyprus becomes predominantly Greek. Pottery shapes and decoration show a marked Aegean inspiration although Or...

As the newcomers knew how to work with copper they soon moved to the so-called copperbelt of the island, that is the foothills of the Troodo...

They introduced the dog, sheep, goats and maybe cattle and pigs as well as numerous wild animals like foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and Persian fall...

These animals are thought to have arrived on the island as a result of being swept out to sea while swimming off the coast of the nearby coa...

In a two-stage offensive, Turkish troops took control of 38% of the island. 200,000 Greek Cypriots fled the Turkish forces while up to 60,00...

Archbishop Makarios III, a charismatic religious and political leader, was elected the first president of independent Cyprus. In 1961 it bec...

The United Nations accepted the Greek petition and enosis became an international issue. In 1952 both Greece and Turkey became members of NA...