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The capital is a magnificent showcase of Cypriot history, where Venetian, Ottoman and Byzantine architecture attests to the ... including the Agios Lazaros (a 9th-century church), the museums of ...

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The findings are particularly noteworthy because they provide insight into the transition between the region's Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages during the late ninth century B.C., which is not well ...

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