A ghost town that was once home to the Knights Templar
Rich with a history stretching back thousands of years, Cyprus has no dearth of ghost villages, however few of them have received as much attention...
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TC leadership backs suggestion to revise history schoolbooks
The revision of history in education to reflect ‘national values’ was among the issues raised in the north this week with the Turkish Cypriot leadership...
Prehistoric cemetery in Sudan shows war has been hell forever
All was not well among the peoples who inhabited the east bank of the Nile River in northern Sudan some 13,400 years ago, as revealed...
Tepak digitises Apollon cultural history (with video)
The University of Technology Tepak has digitised the cultural history of the Apollon Limassol football club, it was announced on Tuesday. The work of the...
The women who led the way
An ongoing project aims to rectify the role of women in Cyprus’ history There are a lot of firsts surrounding the 19th century poet...
Archaeological finds in Palaipaphos show extensive trade networks
FINDINGS in Palaipaphos have been able to establish the extensive trade networks of the island from the end of the 4th century BCE to the...
Find could rewrite Australian human history
Axeheads and grinding stones from a cave in Australia‘s far north suggest humans arrived on the continent about 65,000 years ago, or 18,000 years earlier than...
Learning the lessons from our history
By Nicos Rossos Cyprus has no continuous history of its own, we were continuously conquered by the strongest powers in our area mainly for strategic...
Koursoumba says she has the right to weigh in on all matters child-related
Commissioner for Children’s Rights Leda Koursoumba had said her office has the right to weigh in on matters relating to children’s rights. Koursoumba had last...
Former president donates his personal digital archives to the University of Cyprus
Former President of the Republic, George Vassiliou, has donated his personal digital archives, referring to his five-year term in office (1988-1993), to the University of...
