A History of Cyprus: Volume 4 (Cambridge Library Collection - History)

by George Hill (Author), HarryLuke (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $55.66

  A rich, varied history of conquerors and colonizers which recognizes the centrality of Cyprus to the Mediterranean world.

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $35.29

  Sir George Francis Hill (1867-1948) was perhaps best known as a numismatist, although his scholarly interests and accomplishments included a range of time periods and subjects. A classicist by training, Hill built his career at the British Museum's department of coins and medals. In his forty-three years there he produced volumes on coins of antiquity; Greek history and art; coins, heraldry, and iconography of medieval and Renaissance Italy; and treasure troves. In 1931 Hill became the Museum's director and principal librarian, the first archaeologist to hold this post. His four-volume History of Cyprus (1940-1952) ranged from Cyprus' earliest years to the twentieth century, and became the standard text on the subject. It is a valuable resource for scholars of the country, of antiquity and of the Mediterranean world. Volume 1 describes the land of Cyprus before unravelling its history from the Stone Age to the Crusades.