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Lemesos: A History of Limassol in Cyprus from Antiquity to the Ottoman Conquest

This volume is the first scholarly work in English examining the history of the town and district of Limassol in Cyprus from antiquity to the 1570/1 Ottoman conquest of the island. Based on original research and adopting a multidisciplinary approach, six established scholars study Limassol’s political, social, and economic history, as well as its artistic and cultural contribution in ancient, Byzantine, Frankish, and Venetian times. A second volume will explore the history of Limassol up to 1960.

This book is part of a series. View the full series, "Cyprus Historical and Contemporary Studies", here.


Angel Nicolaou-Konnari is Associate Professor of the History of Hellenism under Latin Rule at the University of Cyprus. She received her PhD from the University of Wales, College of Cardiff, in 1999. Her research interests focus on the Latin-ruled Greek world and, particularly, the history of Lusignan and Venetian Cyprus. Her main publications include a diplomatic edition of the Chronicle of Leontios Makhairas (with M. Pieris, 2003), the collective volume Cyprus: Society and Culture 1191–1374 (edited with C. Schabel, 2005), and the proceedings of the conference ‘La Serenissima’ and ‘La Nobilissima’: Venice in Cyprus and Cyprus in Venice (as editor, 2009).

Chris Schabel is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Cyprus, specialising in later medieval intellectual history and the Latin East. He received his PhD from the University of Iowa in 1994, and is editor of the journal Vivarium. His publications include Theology at Paris, 1316–1345 (2000); Theological Quodlibeta in the Middle Ages (as editor and in two volumes, 2006–2007); Francis of Marchia – Theologian and Philosopher (edited with R.L. Friedman, 2006); Gerald Odonis, Doctor Moralis and Franciscan Minister General (edited with W.O. Duba, 2009); and Medieval Supposition Theory Revisited (edited with E.P. Bos, H.A.G. Braakhuis, W.O. Duba, and C.H. Kneepkens, 2013).

"This extensive volume is exemplary in terms of its structure, content, and editorial adequacy. It takes a sound academic approach to the history of one of the most important cities of the eastern Mediterranean, one that played a special role in the development of the region during the Middle Ages. [...] The initiative of Cambridge Scholars Publishing to produce a volume on medieval Limassol has resulted in an important contribution to our understanding of the history of Cyprus, a country whose monuments and cultural heritage are being destroyed or threatened by armed conflicts and today's political realities."

Giorgos Georgis Mediterranean Quarterly, 28:4 (2018)

"This work makes a decisive contribution not only to supplying a detailed historical profile of the city, but also in remarking upon its importance in the eastern Mediterranean. [...] The book will certainly be a point of reference for all those who specialise in the history and archaeology of Cyprus."

Giulia Muti University of Manchester Medioevo Greco 17 (2017)

Laurence Alpe

Antoine Hermary

Michalis Olympios

Tassos Papacostas

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ISBN: 1-4438-7561-9

ISBN13: 978-1-4438-7561-5

Release Date: 26th October 2015

Pages: 652

Price: £73.99

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