When visiting Cyprus you will...
When visiting Cyprus you will soon be made aware of the Cyrpriotic problem and the division of this country. Cyprus, though an island in comparison to the surrounding countries, was destined to play a very important role in the history of man- kind. This was bound to be so since the island is located in the centre of the ancient world which is known as the cradle of western civilisation. Asia Minor is only 40 miles away and the Syrian coast only 60 from the easternmost tip of the Karpass peninsula. Egypt and the Aegean sea are 240 miles apart. Therefore it was only natural that a great civilisation flowered in Cyprus beginning as early as the 8th millennium BC, when stone was the only material used either for weapons or utensils. The discovery of copper which occurred in the 3rd millennium marked the turning point in the history of the island which gradually turned it into a bone of...
