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Citium was the ancient name of the town of Larnaca were Zeno, the Greek philosopher was born. He founded the Stoic philosophy of Self-Control by Law, one of the five great philosophies of life. The other four being: the Epicurean, the Platonic, the…

House of Representatives, Nicosia, Declaration of Cyprus Independence

St. Barnabas (Patron Saint of Cyprus)

“Kataklysmos"", meaning flood, is a religious popular festival celebrated only in Cyprus and coincides with Pentecost Day. The earliest story of the flood appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh in the Mesopotamian city of Uruk and was written around 2125…

Baptism (Monastery of St. John Lampadistis) . The renowned contemporary philosopher Ioannis Theodorakopoulos wrote in the introduction of his work about Goethe's Faust, that to approach God, man with his logic conceived philosophy, with his feelings…

The renowned contemporary philosopher Ioannis Theodorakopoulos wrote in the introduction of his work about Goethe's Faust, that to approach God, man with his logic conceived philosophy, with his feelings religion and with his imagination the arts. To…

The renowned contemporary philosopher Ioannis Theodorakopoulos wrote in the introduction of his work about Goethe's Faust, that to approach God, man with his logic conceived philosophy, with his feelings religion and with his imagination the arts. To…

Stone Bowl (7th - 6th Millennium B.C.)

The United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 44/82 proclaimed the International Year of the Family (IYF). The theme was to be "Family Resources and Responsibilities in a Changing World", and its motto "Building the smallest democracy at the…

Ingot God - Bronze Statue (12th Century B.C.).