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Cyprus and the Balance of Empires - Art and Archaeology from Justinian I to the Coeur de Lion (Hardcover)
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Cyprus and the Balance of Empires - Art and Archaeology from Justinian I to the Coeur de Lion (Hardcover)
Series: Archaeological Reports
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Between 491 and 1191 AD, Cyprus was influenced by various political
and cultural centres that vied for dominance in the Eastern
Mediterranean. This collection of essays primarily focuses on the
island's archaeology when it was governed by the Byzantine capital
of Constantinople. Greek and Orthodox Christian identity was
cultivated during this period, which provided a sense of unity
among the various provinces; and yet, the surviving historical and
archaeological data concerning Cyprus is unique in that it
expresses both local and regional characteristics. By investigating
the various threads, whether textual, numismatic, architectural, or
artistic, narrative has emerged that challenges our past
assumptions. The themes covered in this volume developed from a
conference held in Nicosia, organized by the Cyprus American
Archaeological Research Institute celebrating the 50th year
anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus. An international group of
experts explored several themes such as: the impact of recent
archaeological discoveries; the shift from studying Late Antique
urbanism to rural development; indicators of Cypriot identity;
shifts in population settlement, production and trade; cultural
interaction between Islam and Christianity; the significance of
ceramic and numismatic evidence; monumental figural arts and their
iconographical interpretation. The resulting chapters provide new
and previously unpublished data, and should be considered a major
contribution to Late Antique and Medieval studies. 151 colour and
black & white illustrations included.
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