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Ceramics Historical Project
Ceramics Historical Project Cypriot Ceramics of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages 8 March 2000 Cyprus, or Kypros in Greek, is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean. It is situated about forty miles south of Turkey and about two hundred and forty miles north of Egypt. To the east it has the mountain range of Lebanon on the mainland and to the North that of Taurus. The name it bears is derived from the mineral that it is so rich in, copper. The Greek word for copper is kypros. It was also celebrated in antiquity as the birthplace and favorite dwelling of Aphrodite, the goddess of love in Greek mythology, and was known for its wealth beauty and decadence. In the second millennium BC the Eastern Mediterranean was full of turmoil because of the conflict with the Hyksos who ruled Egypt. But when the Hyksos were expelled in the middle of the sixteenth century BC there was a period of peace and growing trade and equally growing urban centers. Many harbor towns soon sprung up on the southern coast of Cyprus. The main points of trade at this time were the Aegean and the Near Eastern countries. These years of peace caused unprecedented wealth for the island. The island witnessed a lot of cultural innovation, advances in ceramics as well as strengthening of ties with the Greek civilization. The Cypro-Minoan script developed in this time. But although Cyprus did not play a major role on the political front with her neighbors, she suffered from raids from migrating conquerors during the latter half of the thirteenth century BC. These invasions were not only problematic to Cyprus but also to many other peoples that they crushed along the way, such as the Hittites and Ugarit, until, in 1191 BC they were stopped and defeated by Pharaoh Ramses III of Egypt upon attempt to invade his domain. Also since the island was so rich in natural resources and was so strategically geographically placed, it was subject to ra... Please login to view comments from other users.
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