The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-09-25
worship Of AphrOdi,e did not cOnduce TO elIsmi-

worship oil Aphrodile did not conduce 10 ene'ni-
macy.
When Alexander the Great arose. Cyprus OF
course, became his property 1t yielded TO him
in $685. and the next year joined him in the siege
Of Tyre. After the eouqueror's death 1t was
subdued BY Ptolemy Softer, Of Egypt. In BIO,
who lost il to Demetrius aud AntigOnus, In I'll,
but recovered il in 1874. From this time until
its subiugaiion by Rome, the island enjoyed
about century OF hardearned peace. Betrayed
by Antiochus Epiphanes about III, it was gwen
to Ptoemy Physcon by Rome in LA. and vari-
! Gus Ptolemses continued TO exercise rouolous
rule over il. tor civil war ragged there chronieaiy,
unul 81 Il. c.. it was reduced to Roman prov
| nce by Cato, of Utica. In 81 it was given to
| Cleopatra by Antony, aud in %. having in the
meantime become an Imperial province. 1t was
handed over to the Senate by Augustus. 1t
must have been about twenty years later when
/ the future Apostle Barnabas was born here. IL
was visited by St. Paul, who converted many oil
! its inhabitants to Christianity. Que hears little
OF the island during the next 800 years; but II
was visited by numerous Romans OF distinction,
not less for its beauty u winter resort than
/ for the numerous legends attached to 1t. Indeed,
the fame OF Paphos so great that the Cy-
prians were slow to embrace Chrsiiantenets,
and those of them who did so were among the
first Christians who gave To the Virgin Mary
large place in their worship.
The Greeks of the island continue to this day
to mix up with their many suPerstitons which
may be directed directly TO the old rites OF Aph-
rodite the custom OF Offering doves to the priest
is one OF these. lu 500. at the division OF the
Roman Empire, Cyprus fell 10 the Byzantine
Emperors, and in GAS it was conquered by the
Arabs. Constantine Copronymus recsptured II
in TAG; but it was seizedjn sos by the SarsUens,
who held it leo years. Regained by Nicepho-
rus H. in 964. II was conquered in llS2 just
before the Third Crusade, by Isaac Comneus,
who made himself King; but was deposed in
1894 by Richard Ceur de Llon who took his
daughter. the beautiful Bereugaria, TO wife. In
1892. Cyprus was given to Guy de Lusiguan, the
King of Jerusalem. whose Christian successors
Confined 10 rule over it for three centuries. In
l43S, while Charlotte and Louis, of Savoy, Tiled
the throne, the island became disturbed again by
fierce civil wars. in which the Republic OF Venice
and the Sultan OF Egypt took part by lending
troops or money; and in 1915, Catharine Cora
marc, who was then Queen. abdicaled in favor OF
Venice. The Venetisns. however. only held
the place 100 years.
Iu 1870, the Turks, under Selim H., having
invaded the island, conquered the mercenary
troops OF the republic; and IN 1873, Cyprus was
formally coded them by treaty. They have held
it ever since; but 1t must not be forgotten that
King HDmbert, of Italy, by virtue OF his descent
from Louis of Savoy, called himself " King Of
Jerusalem and Cyprus 10 official proclamatous.
His families have never renowned their claims to
the sovereignty OF the island.
Now, as Of old, it is most fruitful island, and
though centuries of misgovernmeut have pre-
vented it from developing its resources; it might
easily, under good government, be converted into
one of the most productive territories in the
world. 1t might become richer than Jamaica
was in its best days, aud possibly it might earn
renown again for its wines. which, in the Crusad-
ing times. when men were not such bad judges,
were held to be incomparable.-Pd Nall Ga
zstts.