*SPECIAL!* 1177 BC: An Interview with Glynnis Fawkes
This month's primary source is bit different! Glynnis Fawkes, a highly acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator, has made significant contributions to the field of archaeology by illustrating numerous exc...
15 Mars 202446min
*ZENO OF CITIUM NOW ON PATREON!* Follow Where Reason Leads: Zeno of Citium with Andrew Erskine
For all Patreon members, you can access my interview on Zeno of Citium with Professor Andrew Erskine (University of Edinburgh) now on Patreon. For as little as $1 a month, your contributions help fund...
10 Mars 20241min
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 Mars 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
UPDATE: Let's keep the project going together!
A huge thank you to everyone for your unwavering support to The History of Cyprus Podcast. If you're looking for something to tide you over until the next episode, you can find my interview with Thier...
10 Jan 20242min
22. The Kyprogenes: Aphrodite with Stephanie Budin
Aphrodite is associated with love, beauty and, I learn -- quite erroneously -- with fertility. Often through this sanitized lens, we lose sight of who Aphrodite was: the Goddess of Sex. But who was sh...
2 Jan 20241h 2min
