*SPECIAL!* Cypriot Naming Conventions and WWI Enlistment Data with Andrekos Varnava
Ever heard of the names "Finikou" or "Pastirou?" Neither have I! In this bonus clip from episode 31 on "Cyprus in the Great War: The Cypriot Mule Corps with Andrekos Varnava," Andrekos helps me work t...
15 Feb 9min
47. Signs, Scripts & Silence: Cypro-Minoan with Cassandra Donnelly
Support the Podcast! Nominate The History of Cyprus Podcast for the 2026 CYDIA Award: https://www.cyprusdiasporaforum.com/nominate Cypro-Minoan is an undeciphered syllabic script in use during the L...
2 Feb 1h 26min
Primary Source XLVII: Sir Arthur Evans and the Cypro-Minoan Script
Sir Arthur Evans was a British archaeologist best known for excavating the Minoan palace at Knossos in Crete. He named the Minoan civilization, developed the idea of a pre-Greek Aegean culture, and fa...
15 Jan 2min
46. By Sword and By Song: The Byzantine Warrior Hero with Chrysovalantis Kyriacou
In this episode, I'm joined again by Dr. Chrysovalantis Kyriacou where we discuss the ακριτικά τραγούδια i.e., the Acritic Songs! These are heroic ballads from the borderlands that emerged between the...
2 Jan 50min
*SPECIAL!* Dark Christmas Folklore in "Motherwitch," a Film by Minos Papas
Merry Christmas! 'Tis the season to light your fireplaces and put out your colanders -- the 12 Days of Christmas are here! And of course you know, that means those pesky Kalikantzari (Christmas goblin...
25 Dec 202544min
Primary Source XLVI: The Acritic Songs
The Acritic Songs are a collection of Byzantine folk songs whose origins date back to the 9th-11th centuries. These songs celebrate the exploits of the "Acritae," or the frontiersmen, who patrolled th...
15 Dec 20252min
45. (in)Conspicuous Consumption: The Material Culture of Medieval Cyprus with Maria Parani
Material culture-textiles, ceramics, furniture, even the games people played-offers us a window into the lived experience of a diverse society. From the magnificence of the Lusignan court, with its go...
2 Dec 202543min
Primary Source XLV: The Travels of Wilbrand von Oldeburg
To begin with, I'd like to draw your attention to the music in this primary source. It is called J. II. 9 (Turin Codex) also known as the Cyprus Codex, an anonymous manuscript created at the Nicosia c...
15 Nov 20252min
