A Cultural History of Late Roman Cyprus

The monograph belongs to the “Texts and Studies in the History of Cyprus” series, and it addresses the coexistence of Christians, Pagans and Jews in Later Roman Cyprus, from the reign of the emperor Diocletian (284-305) until 431, when the autocephaly of the Church of Cyprus was granted. This era, not extensively researched, mainly because of the scarcity of the sources, was decisive for the formation of the cultural identity of Cyprus during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. It is an era characterized by continuity with the Roman past and religious pluralism, but also marked by big changes in culture, economy and the geostrategic role of the island. For his research, Assoc. Prof. Georgios Deligiannakis used textual and archaeological sources.