CONGRATULATIONS
TO  THE
GREEK  PEOPLE  OF  CYPRUS

FOR  THEIR  COURAGE  AND  ETHICAL  INTEGRITY,  AND  FOR  THEIR
POLITICAL  CORRECTNESS  IN  THE  FACE  OF  FOREIGN  TREACHEROUS
PRESSURES  IMPOSED  UPON  THEM.
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A new flag for CYPRUS
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THE  COLORS  OF  CYPRUS
HONORED  and  CELEBRATED
 June 10, 1990
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THE  ORDER
of
SAINT  CONSTANTINE  THE  GREAT  &  SAINT  HELEN
of
LASCARIS  COMNENUS  OF  CONSTANTINOPLE
A.D. 312

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A magnificent international event  took place on June 10, 1990, when over  a hundred participants from various countries—Ladies of Saint Helen, Knights of Saint Constantine, and honored guests—boarded an elegant craft on an all-day cruise around Lake Konstanz to celebrate with a luncheon, festivities, and a cake-cutting ceremony the honor of Cyprus and its Colors.  Nothing could have been more appropriate on that occasion than that the Order of Constantine the Great and Helen sail at Lake Konstanz on board the ship Konstanz.  The credit for the accomplishment went to the German Knights and Ladies.

The event became even more memorable with the participation of the public that came in large numbers at every port to witness the colorful and dignified processions of the Order.  The activities commenced at the Bayerischer Hof and at the plaza in front of that hotel in Lindau, Germany—beginning and ending point of the cruise.

 In addition to the fifteen-piece band of the Order, each port city participated with its own band in a marvelous musical array, including the National Anthems of Cyprus and of the corresponding countries visited.  The Mayors of each city also made their appearance, extending Keys to the City and like honors, and  invitations for champaigne toasts on board adjacent ships docked at their port.  Towns involved were Lindau; Bregenz, Austria; and Rorschach, Switzerland.

HONORING  CYPRUS
Onboard the Konstanz, sailing from
Germany to Austria, and
Switzerland at Lake Konstanz.

(From left)  Ambassador Costas Papademas;
Prince Theodore IX;  Dr. Mark A. C. Karras.

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[The following is not
expressed or implied on behalf
of the Constantinian-Helenian Order.]
 

 In
Symbolic Remembrance
of an injustice. 
 The following is NOT a suggestion for a new flag.
A new flag for Cyprus sets a precedent that will condone, confirm, and
glorify aggressiveness of any rapacious and illegal force against a people.

The
SYMBOLISM:

The ominous northern sunrise sheds light on the Truth about Cyprus.
The Morning Star symbolizes the Island’s poetic mythology at Dawn.
The sunrays symbolize the Island's diverse and trying history.
The Dove bearing the branch symbolizes the Island’s need for Truth in Peace.
The green color symbolizes the Island’s wealth and prosperity.
The surrounding blue symbolizes the Island’s beauty and
Singular Governance and insular Independence.

 NEW  BYZANTIUM  February 2003

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Self-appointed Turk leader(?) Rauf Denktash asserts that:
"There are no Cypriots but only Cypriot donkeys"
(a perfect personal fit in his perceived environment).

NOTE: Bicommunal Greek and Turkish Cypriots are exchanging
passport-documented donkeys in response!
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The  Constantinian-Helenian  Order  in  Cyprus
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ALWAYS   HOPE
 FOR  A  JUST  PEACE
NICOSIA, CYPRUS
NOVEMBER  2000


 The President of Cyprus,  H.E. Glafkos Clerides (center);
Mr. Eugene Rossides, Founder, American Hellenic Institute (left);
Dr. Mark A. C. Karras and Dr. Ted Lyras  (right).

U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus
H.E. Donald Bandler (right)
and Dr. Mark A. C. Karras

____________NEW  BYZANTIUM____________

Forgiveness  Thrives  On  Remorse . . .
(See: Tomic Love)
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CYPRUS

               The occupation of Cyprus by Turkish forces in [July 20,] 1974 caused a terrible tragedy to the rich cultural heritage and the cultural identity of northern Cyprus. Not only all Greek names were changed, but all testimonies to the ancient Greek culture were eliminated, churches and monasteries were desecrated, pillaged, destroyed and left to decay. Tombstones were smashed, archaeological sites ravaged, and art objects from heritage places such as countless icons, frescoes and mosaics were taken away to end up in the illicit trade of antiquities. [emphasis added]

               The extent of this sale of cultural heritage in northern Cyprus is shown by the crime story of the art dealer Aydin Dikman who was arrested in Munich in 1997:

Following the occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish forces in 1974, looters stripped the region's churches, removing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 icons, several dozens of major frescoes and mosaics dating from the sixth to the fifteenth century, and thousands of chalices, wooden carvings, crucifixes and Bibles. Efforts by the Autocephalous Church of Cyprus and the Republic of Cyprus have resulted in the return of some of these objects, but the majority remains lost. A major breakthrough came this past October, when Munich police arrested 60-year-old Aydin Dikman after he was videotaped selling stolen goods. The arrest was made possible by the co-operation of Dikman's former client, Dutch art dealer Michel van Rijn. In apartments rented by Dikman, police found frescoes, mosaics and icons estimated to be worth more than $40 million. The artworks were taken to the Bavarian National Museum for evaluation, while Dikman was taken to prison.

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Source:
Mark Rose "From Cyprus to Munich" in Archaeology, April 20, 1998.
     See detailed report by Mark Rose: http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/cyprus/index.html
     and, further press reports on destruction of cultural heritage in northern Cyprus under:
     http://www.hr-action.org/chr/heritage00.html.

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