Traveller Diaries in the 16th Century Mediterranean- Fabriano Falchetti in Nicosia 1570
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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 Fabriano Falchetti present during the Ottoman Siege of Nicosia in 1570 who was subsequently taken prisoner.
Intro & outro excerpts from Wild Fires - Doug Maxwell (available for free on YouTube's Audio Library)
Map of the siege of Nicosia, by Giovanni Camoccio, 1574 (via wiki commons)
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