Cyprus: Historical and Descriptive: From the Earliest Times to the Present DayR. Worthington, 1878 - 324 páginas |
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... Eastern Wiles - Mediation by English Consul - Fighting continued - Arrival of Corsairs - A strong Argument - Arrival of Special Envoy to compel Order - Deserters from the Rebel Camp - Rebels retire to Keryneia - The Castle besieged - An ...
... Eastern Wiles - Mediation by English Consul - Fighting continued - Arrival of Corsairs - A strong Argument - Arrival of Special Envoy to compel Order - Deserters from the Rebel Camp - Rebels retire to Keryneia - The Castle besieged - An ...
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... East and West - Grecian Warrior Colonists - Evidence of Ancient Inscriptions - The Nine Kingdoms of Cyprus - Attacks by Continental Nations - Cyprus appealed to for Assistance The Cyprian Navy - Philip of Macedon — Alexander the Great ...
... East and West - Grecian Warrior Colonists - Evidence of Ancient Inscriptions - The Nine Kingdoms of Cyprus - Attacks by Continental Nations - Cyprus appealed to for Assistance The Cyprian Navy - Philip of Macedon — Alexander the Great ...
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... East . Cyprus , however , formed an exception to this rule , and during the four centuries that the island was subject to the sway of the Lusignan dynasty , and Venetian rule , Latin was in general use . Not a trace of it B 2 LARNAKA . 3.
... East . Cyprus , however , formed an exception to this rule , and during the four centuries that the island was subject to the sway of the Lusignan dynasty , and Venetian rule , Latin was in general use . Not a trace of it B 2 LARNAKA . 3.
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... Eastern character to the scene . These negroes were probably paid servants , but formerly black slaves were com- monly employed in this island . The Government has forbidden this traffic in human flesh ; but as a negro 10 CYPRUS ...
... Eastern character to the scene . These negroes were probably paid servants , but formerly black slaves were com- monly employed in this island . The Government has forbidden this traffic in human flesh ; but as a negro 10 CYPRUS ...
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... east , and the other west . Both are named after the towns towards which they flow , the larger being called the Dali and the lesser the Morfu . In ancient times these rivers were known as the Pedias and Satrachos , and both much ...
... east , and the other west . Both are named after the towns towards which they flow , the larger being called the Dali and the lesser the Morfu . In ancient times these rivers were known as the Pedias and Satrachos , and both much ...
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