13. Grilling the Past: Halloumi & Ethnoarchaeology with Rafael Laoutari
Rafael Laoutari (Cambridge University) shares a lesser known aspect of archaeology, namely, that of ethnoarchaeology, using it as a lens to explore cheese-making in antiquity. We discuss cheese-making...
2 Huhti 202353min
Primary Source XIII: Richard Pococke & Cypriot Cheese 1738
Richard Pococke (18th century) was an avid traveler providing us with one of the earliest literary allusions to Halloumi. Though not the first reference (that honour may go to the Doge of Venice, Leon...
15 Maalis 20231min
12. Travelling Artists in Cyprus: 1700-1960 with Rita Severis
The canvas isn't simply a medium that the artist uses to capture an image. The paintbrush can be loaded with preconceived notions, biases and agendas. What is more, it can be revealing in ways never c...
2 Maalis 202354min
Primary Source XII: From the Diary of Esmé Scott-Stevenson 1880
Esmé Scott-Stevenson, wife of the Commissioner of Kyrenia, authored several books documenting her travels across the Mediterranean. She traveled throughout Cyprus with a number of dignitaries and, in ...
16 Helmi 20231min
11. Between Constantinople & the Caliphate: Cyprus in Late Antiquity with Luca Zavagno
Luca Zavagno's (Bilkent University) work, "Cyprus Between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages" frames the bulk of this month's episode. Traditional narratives suggest that the late Roman Period (...
3 Helmi 20231h 6min
Primary Source XI: al-Baladhuri and the Arab Invasions of Cyprus
Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Balādhurī was a 9th century Arab (or possibly Persian) historian whose work, "Futūh al-Buldān" (Conquest of Lands) provides us a valuable non-Roman/Byzantine perspective o...
15 Tammi 20232min
10. Cythereia Cypros: Roman Cyprus with Ersin Hussein
For this month's episode I welcome Dr. Ersin Hussein (Swansea University in Wales) to discuss Cyprus' political and social history as a Roman province. Ironically, although Romans were sticklers for r...
2 Tammi 20231h 25min
Primary Source X: Ammianus Marcellinus and the Voraciousness of Rome
Ammianus Marcellinus was a Roman soldier and an historian from the late Roman Period whose historical works, Res Gestae, provides us a brief glimpse into Rome's policy towards Cyprus. He describes Rom...
15 Joulu 20221min
