Traveller Diaries in the 16th Century Mediterranean- Giovanni Sozomeno in Nicosia 1570

Wonderer's History Podcast by Vlad Zamfira

Sep 26, 202200:18:15Society & Culture

A new account from Excerpta Cypria, Materials for a history of Cyprus, written by travellers who were in Venetian Cyprus throughout the 16th century. This one belongs to Giovanni Sozomeno present during the Ottoman Siege...

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