The history of Cyprus is certainly very interesting. Cyprus is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. It is the third largest Mediterranean island and began as a former British colony. For more than 2 million tourists flock each year, almost no one knows the real story behind the country. To understand the history, the lifestyle and culture of Cyprus love a whole lot more.
How it develops in Cyprus
Cyprus has always been a land of love and war. After a myth of the goddess Aphrodite was in the country and represents the beauty and love was born. If you think the word "aphrodisiac", you will see that the thought most of the names of goddesses games and that was where the word is true.
Aphrodite is actually the reason why many couples flock to the island. They believe that the island one of the most romantic of all and is a favorite when it. Comes to marriage The myth is that if you get married in Cyprus a happy and eternal marriage. Of course, if this is true or not remains to see, but you can not deny that the setting is very romantic.
It was only in the last two decades, evidence of ancient Cyprus has found and what would follow. According to research and discovery, to be the first in Cyprus, known as' Aetokremnos "and lived mainly on the south coast islands. That was in about 10,000 BC. At the same time, there were results that suggested the existence of two populations of relatively short duration on the east and west coast of the island. But we also know that two or how they died.
The most interesting in the history of Cyprus is that it seems to have settled a gap between the people and more in 8200 BC. It is a mystery what happened to them, and it is something that would know the archaeologists.
In general, the history of Cyprus comprises human detection of the island, to buy the island and compete for the island. In 1192 "Guy of Lusignan" a French knight, purchased the island because he had recently lost his kingdom to the Templars.
It was not until 1960 that Cyprus actually gained independent state. At that time there were two live happily main population of the island and the Greeks and the Turks. Cyprus flag was developed in the same year have and which represents two olive branches under a picture of the island and is the symbol of peace. Before independence, the island is full of violence and war.
But peace did not last long and had a Turkish invasion of the island in the 1970s, they are not happy with the Greeks living next to each other, and they took the law into their own hands.
These days, when Cyprus is a much quieter country. The days of the war are still and the culture and history of Cyprus is now celebrated for its residents. The story is very interesting and probably need to know if you are considering moving to the country.
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