How the Greeks Settled Cyprus After the Trojan War

How the Greeks Settled Cyprus After the Trojan War

Ancient ruins at Salamis, Cyprus. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY 3.0, Gerhard Haubold There are many legends about the Greeks founding settlements far and wide on their way back from Troy after the fall of the city. According to one of these legends, a group of Greeks led by Teucer settled on Cyprus after the Trojan War. What do we know about this tradition, and how well does it tie in with archaeological evidence? Teucer and his Greek troops …