Primary Source XXVI: An excerpt from The Ottoman Judicial Register
According to late Ottoman historian, Ronald C. Jennings, little is known “about the places of origins of Black slaves or free blacks in Ottoman Cyprus except that their presence can be documented by t...
15 Apr 20241min
25. 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed with Eric Cline
My guest this month is renowned archaeologist, Eric Cline. You might be familiar with Dr. Cline from his seminal work, "1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed," which was shortlisted for the Pulitze...
2 Apr 20241h 4min
Primary Source XXV: "Enemy Ships Have Been Sighted at Sea," The Final Letters from Ugarit
The following dramatization are from the correspondences between the kings of Ugarit and Alashiya (ancient Cyprus). These exchanges are preserved in the Ugaritica, the published corpus of cuneiform ta...
16 Mar 20243min
*SPECIAL!* 1177 BC: An Interview with Glynnis Fawkes
Glynnis Fawkes, a highly acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator, has made significant contributions to the field of archaeology by illustrating numerous excavations in the Eastern Mediterranean (and in ...
11 Mar 202446min
24. King Kinyras and the Cypria: Cyprus in the Homeric World with John Franklin
*My apologies; I had a broken microphone on the day of the recording. But thankfully John's audio quality is perfect! The Epic Cycle, also known as the Trojan Cycle, refers to a collection of ancient...
2 Mar 20241h 23min
Primary Source XXIV: The Hosting of the Achaeans
Bear with me. This is a long (but important!) episode description. Cyprus is mentioned only once in The Iliad. Kinyras, The King of Cyprus, gifts Agamemnon a breastplate as he prepares for war agains...
15 Feb 20241min
23. A Fiddler's Fervor: The History of the Cypriot Fiddler with Nicoletta Demetriou
When we think of traditional Cypriot music, typically we picture the fiddle -- ubiquitous to both Greek & Turkish communities in Cyprus. But just what is "traditional" Cypriot music? And who exactly w...
2 Feb 202453min
Primary Source XXIII: An excerpt from Magda Ohnefalsch-Richter on Cypriot Music (1913)
Magda Ohnefalsch-Richter was an ethnographer who lived in Cyprus in the latter part of the 19th century. Her published work provides us an invaluable insight into the customs and mores of Cypriots in ...
15 Jan 20242min
