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Stavros Panayiotou
BA in History and Archaeology (Nicosia), MA in Religious Studies (Cardiff) Born in Limassol, Cyprus, I studied at Cyprus University at the School of Philosophy and Philological Studies at the department of History and Archaeology. As a postgraduate student I continued my studies in Wales, at Cardiff University attending a Masters programme at the School of Religious and Theological Studies obtaining an MA in Religion in Late Antiquity. My Masters dissertation dealed with Byzantine religious aspects in the 15th century that caused the fall and collapse of the Byzantine capital Constantinople which finally conquered by the Ottomans in 1453.
Research Interests 1. Naval technology in the Medieval Mediterranean (9th-10th century) 2. Weapons and Naval tactics on Byzantine and Muslim ships (Liquid fire and "smart weappons") 3. Navigation and maritime intineraries in the Aegean Sea 4. Islamic Theology and Quranic Studies 5. Later Roman and Early Medieval period comparing with Islamic culture 6. The geopolitical role of Cyprus in the Middle Ages and the Arabic influence in Cyprus in the 8th-10th c.
Publications S. S. Panayiotou, "The two inscriptions in Soloi as an evidence of the Arab expeditions in Cyprus in the seventh century", Ofeltis VII (2009), 24-26.
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