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Female Costume

First Commonwealth Movie and Television Festival

Human Rights Emblem and Map of Europe

The mosaics of the "House of Dionysos" in Paphos, whence this detail depicting Icarius and the drinkers comes from, are incredible to behold and date back to the early 3rd century A.D. when Paphos under the Romans was the capital of Cyprus. According…

Just as in previous Games, the Seoul Olympics experienced boycotts from North Korea who was very upset at not being considered a co -host, and then followed by Ethiopia and Cuba. Their non-participation did not have an adverse effect on the Games as…

King George V

The earliest maps of Cyprus were in manuscript form and belong to the Lusignan and Venetian periods in the history of the island. One very rare map from this period depicts the walls of Nicosia during Lusignan rule. Although the first printed map of…

Moufflon

Monastic Gospel books with intricate and beautiful illuminations provided craftsmen in the Middle Ages an opportunity to produce some of the most magnificent works of art. Gold and silversmiths of Cyprus who confined their work mainly on the…

This is one of the two Christmas issues where the designer's presentation is modern and is not based on existing works of great religious worth or meaning.The set covers the holiday periods, which include Christmas, New Year and Epiphany Day. The 15…