Institute for the Classical Tradition

ANRW II.7.2, pp. 1285-1384

Roman Cyprus by Terence Bruce Mitford†, St. Andrews Contents
Abbreviations and Selected Bibliography	1286
I. Introductory: the Island	1288
II. Historical Preview	1289
III. The Republican Province	1291
IV. Ptolemaic Restoration	1292
V. The Cyprus of Octavian	1295
VI. The Senatorial Province	1295
1. Cyprus and her Sister Provinces; a Comparison	1295
2. The Literary Sources	1297
3. The Governors and their Subordinates	1298
4. The Cities	1308
a) Paphos and Palaipaphos	1309
b) Curium	1315
e) Amathus	1317
d) Citium	1318
e) Salamis	1321
f) Carpasia	1324
g) Ceryneia	1324
h) Lapethus	1325
j) Soli	1327
k) Arsinoe	1329
l) Chytri	1329
m) Tamassus	1331
5. The Roman Road System	1332
6. The Civic Territories	1337
7. The Quality of Roman Rule	1341
8. Neglect of Cypriot Manpower	1345
9. The Cypriot Response; Oath, Emperor Cult and Cult of Roma	1347
10. The Use of Latin	1355
11. Calendar and Chronology	1357
12. The Incidence of Roman civilas	1362
13. Social Life; Gymnasium, Theatre and Baths	1365
14. The Status of Women	1369
15. The Growth of Cypriot Nationalism	1370
16. Religion: a Brief Review	1372
17. Burial	1373
VII. The Cyprus of Diocletian and his Successors	1375
1. Political History	1375
2. Judaism	1380
3. Christianity	1381
VIII. Conclusion	1383
List of Illustrations	1384