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Article: Sculpture in Roman Cyprus.
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- July 1, 2003
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When Cyprus was annexed by Rome and made a province in 58 BC, it was neither the first or the last time the island suffered invasion by a foreign power. Because of its economically and politically pivotal location between Orient and Occident, Cyprus has been subjected to a steady stream of visitors, immigrants and invaders from prehistoric to recent times. (1) During antiquity the island was also important for its natural resources, in particular copper and timber, and it was inevitable that the Romans, who had incorporated most of the Near East into their empire during the first century BC, would finally also take possession of Cyprus. Cyprus had been ruled by the ...
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