Aphrodite's Cyprus: Roman Mosaics to Crusader Castles

• Delve into Cyprus’s fascinating ancient history with visits to an array of archaeological sites and museums

• Examine the island’s historic role in the interaction between the cultures of Europe and the Middle East

• Explore the UNESCO-listed southern sector sites of Paphos and Choirokoitia, whilst highlights of the northern sector include the ancient city state of Salamis

Tour Director

This tour will be led by Ellen Jones, PhD. Ellen studied Egyptology at the University of Oxford as an undergraduate through to the award of her DPhil, which explored the relationship between gender, self-presentation and religious decorum in ancient Egyptian elite tombs from the New Kingdom. For the past four years, Ellen worked as a Classics teacher, focusing on classical languages, Roman daily life and ancient Greek religion. A trained archaeologist specialising in digital epigraphy and photography, she is also a member of two archaeological missions to Egypt, working on graffiti at Karnak Temple and funerary iconography at the necropolis at El-Kab.

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