A History of Cyprus - Volume 4

Sir George Francis Hill (1867 1948) 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 (1940 52) Ranged From Cyprus''S 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 4 (1571 1948) Reviews Ottoman Rule And And Evaluates The Then Contemporary British Presence In Cyprus.