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Chrysoroyiatissa Monastery

Throughout the ages the spectacle of the circus has provided an ever changing and endearing entertainment to populations in all societies and remains a most popular family outing to this day. In the Roman Empire, circuses featured gladiators fighting…

The history of Europe may be divided into two major periods. A period of wars and dissentions, of societal or economic relations or differences, a history of destruction of limited duration according to unfolding events at any particular time, and…

Dr Constantinos Spyridakis was a man of letters. Born in Nicosia in 1903 he obtained his Doctorate of Philosophy in 1934 from the University of Berlin where he had also studied ancient history and the Classics. Before that he had studied philology at…

An old legend ascribes the founding of the monastery to an aged hermit called Neophytus. Expelled from Syria in the 12th Century, he came to Cyprus with his faithful disciple Ignatius and built a cell on mount Aoos. They sought and obtained Royal…

The European Philatelic Exhibition ""Cyprus Europhilex 02"" held in October 2002 in Nicosia was a major success in more ways than one. Compared to the first International Philatelic Exhibition held in October 1995, the participating European…

Cyprus Cartography- Palaeography

In the 20 years since its independence, Cyprus has had to provide significant improvements in the life of its citizens in spite of the destruction in 1974 resulting from the Turkish invasion, occupation of 37% of the land and appropriations of large…

Cyprus Red Cross and Map