A History of Cyprus - Volume 1

Sir George Francis Hill (18671948) was perhaps best known as a numismatist although his scholarly interests and accomplishments included a range of time periods and subjects. A classicist by training Hill built his career at the British Museum''s department of coins and medals. In his forty-three years there he produced volumes on coins of antiquity; Greek history and art; coins heraldry and iconography of medieval and Renaissance Italy; and treasure troves. In 1931 Hill became the Museum''s director and principal librarian the first archaeologist to hold this post. His four-volume History of Cyprus (19401952) ranged from Cyprus'' earliest years to the twentieth century and became the standard text on the subject. It is a valuable resource for scholars of the country of antiquity and of the Mediterranean world. Volume 1 describes the land of Cyprus before unravelling its history from the Stone Age to the Crusades.