Erri de Luca

Erri de Luca is a mysterious type. Have face English lord, but it is Neapolitan and dresses like a farmer. Translated works of ancient Hebrew and yiddish, but says that is not Jewish and that he learned to read poetry at first hand. His face had not broken a plate hides a troubled past and communism: was Lotta Continua militant revolutionary, and said absolutely not regret having lived "the time the workers screwed." His huge hands and a well tanned back then: he was working at Fiat (truck mounted engines), and masons, but argues that arrived late to the party. The history of Limassol is short in comparison to other settlements in Cyprus and is believed to have been built after that Ricardo Corazon de Leon, en route to the Middle East, destroyed Amathus in 1191, due to the third crusade. Anyway, Limassol has been inhabited since ancient times. Tombs have been found dating back to 2000 BC, and others dating from the fourth and eighth century before Christ. The ancient writers did not mention anything about the founding of the city.
Ruins of Kourion Amphitheater.
According to the Council of Chalcedon in the year 451, Bishop Theodossiani Sotira well as the bishops of Amathus and Arsinoe, were involved in the foundation. Later, it was known as Neapolis Limassol. Leoncio Bishop of Neapolis was an important writer in the seventh century. The city was known as the century Nemes X. Constantine VII refers to it by this name.
The history of Limassol is known mainly for the events of the year 1191 BC, which ended the domination of Byzantine Cyprus. The king of England, Richard the Lionheart, was traveling to the Holy Land in 1191. Navarre Berenguela of his fiancee and her sister Juana, Queen of Sicily, was traveling in another boat. Due to a storm, the ship of the queens were arrested in Limassol. Isaac Comnenus, the Byzantine governor of Cyprus, was cruel and ruthless. to invite the queen to land with the intent to kidnap, but rejected the offer. Then, he refused to give them fresh water, so women were forced out to sea once more. When Ricardo came to Limassol and met Isaac Comnenus, he asked to contribute to the crusade for the liberation of the Holy Land. At first Isaac agreed, but later refused to help.
Sanctuary of Apollo at Kourion.
Ricardo, after time, pursued him and won, after which England took control of Cyprus. some things Ricardo am marrying Berenguela of Navarre, who had received the crown as queen of England in Cyprus. This resulted in the fall of the Byzantine domination on Cyprus. Ricardo destroyed Amathus and the inhabitants moved to Limassol.
A year later, in 1192, Cyprus was sold to the Order of the Templars, rich monks and soldiers, whose goal was to protect the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Knights imposed very high taxes to recover the money he used to buy Cyprus. This led to a revolt of the Cypriots, who demanded that the treaty should be dissolved. Ricardo accept the order and seek a new buyer: Guido de Lusignan, a Catholic of French origin. This meant that Cyprus was handed to the dynasty of kings Franca Kingdom medieval Cypriot.
For a period of approximately three centuries (1192-1489, Limassol enjoyed a remarkable prosperity. Cyprus was characterized by its large number of Latin bishops. This lasted until the occupation of the Ottomans in 1570. Battalions had established monasteries Latino , settled there.
The establishment of many merchants in Cyprus and particularly in Limassol in the thirteenth century, led to the welfare of its inhabitants. Its port, a center for transportation and commerce, contributed greatly to the cultural and financial.


Friedrich Overbeck (Fresco cycle at the Casa Massimo in Rome, Tasso Hall, scene: The Archangel Gabriel commanded Gottfried von Bouillon, the liberation of Jerusalem) Black Wood-Mounted Art Poster Print - 13" X 19" by Adam Hersh Posters