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The stamp depicts Theseus swinging a huge club. It forms the central part of the Theseus mosaic in the palace of the Roman proconsuls of Cyprus at Kato Paphos.The site is known as the house of Theseus and is dated bet ween the 2nd and 6th centuries…

Three Children

This Christmas set depicts frescos from the Latin Chapel of the monastery of St. John Lampadistis in the village of Kalopanayotis. These 15th Century frescos are part of a series of wall paintings in the Italo-Byzantine style illustrating the famous…

This dynamic and concise work is sketched in the contemporary perception of reductionism paintings. The painter gives us as many clues as we need to enable us compose freely and creatively within our own limitations and the painting’s viability.…

Throwing the Javelin

Title Page of "Chronological History of the Island of Cyprus" by Archimandrite Kypriano

The stamps from this series feature two different examples of traditional Cypriot popular crafts, a continuation of the series circulated last year.
The €0,41 cent stamp depicts the art of basket weaving, the making of baskets and other everyday…

Since the Sydney Olympic games are very recent and everybody remembers them well, here are some data you may not know:

- Day 8 of the Sydney Olympic Games (Saturday 23rd September) smashed the daily attendance record for Sydney Olympic Park. A…

In 1989, a high-ranking officer from the United States visited the Allied Forces High Command Headquarters in Europe. His purpose was to meet and exchange views with European officers regarding the course of the European Union in order to complete…

In 1989, a high-ranking officer from the United States visited the Allied Forces High Command Headquarters in Europe. His purpose was to meet and exchange views with European officers regarding the course of the European Union in order to complete…