5. On the Periphery: Cyprus Between the Assyrian & Persian Empires with Christian Körner
Let's start with the end in mind. The end of the fourth century BCE was a tumultuous period in Cypriot history. According to Diodorus Siculus, "Ptolemy...crossed with an army from Egypt into Cyprus ag...
2 Aug 202256min
Primary Source V: A reading from Isocrates’ The Evagoras
Primary sources are invaluable as they give us direct insight into the period in question -- but they also need to be treated with caution. Let's take today's reading for example: Isocrates' The Evago...
16 Juli 20223min
4. Magic, Spells & Incantations: The Curse Tablets of Roman Cyprus with Drew Wilburn
I invoke you demons… dead by violence and dead before your time and deprived of burial...you who lie here below, dead before your time and nameless…If you lived in Cyprus 2,000 years ago, you may have...
2 Juli 20221h 11min
Primary Source IV: Cypriot Curse Tablet (Roman Period)
This (creepy) rendition uses a bit of dramatic license to reimagine the writing of the 2nd/3rd century CE curse tablet. With that being said, it is a Primary Source, so you're hearing the exact wordin...
15 Juni 20222min
3. Early Medicine in Cyprus with Demetrios Michaelides
Cypriot doctors were renowned in antiquity – including Apollonios of Kition and Zeno the Cypriot (not to be confused with the philosopher!) They treated patients, produced treatises and even founded t...
2 Juni 202251min
Primary Source III: Galen’s visit to Cyprus
Galen (AD 129-216) was a prominent Greek physician and philosopher who lived during the Roman Empire who was known to have visited Cyprus. During his visit, Galen conducted medical research and treate...
15 Maj 20221min
2. 𐠊𐠒𐠫𐠥𐠨𐠮: The Linguistic History of Cyprus with Pippa Steele
𐠊𐠒𐠫𐠥𐠨𐠮 Make sure you read that from right to left. Cypriot Syllabary preceded the Greek alphabet by several centuries but it certainly wasn’t the only script (or language) in use in Cyprus at ...
2 Maj 20221h 8min
Primary Source II: A reading from Pseudo Scylax
Scylax (or Pseudo-Skylax) was a Greek geographer who lived during the fourth century BCE. He is known for writing a work called ""Periplus", which is a description of the coastlines and ports of the M...
15 Apr 20221min
