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For decades Pafos remained a backwater, escaping the urban development of Nicosia & Limassol. In 1984 Pafos airport was built & hotels rapidly spread out from the town to accommodate the resultant tourists. The first settlement, Palea Pafos was established around 1500BC, & the present town, Nea Pafos, was founded in the 4th century BC by King Nikokles as a port for the older city. Conquered by the Ptolemies in 312BC, it flourished under their rule, becomimg the islands capital in the 2nd century BC. Further prosperity followed during the Pax Romana after 58BC, when it became the seat of the Roman Proconsul. In the 4th century AD the city was destroyed by an earthquake & power transferred to Salamis, under its new name Constantia. Pafos retained its reputation for shipbuilding, however, & ships put in for supplies & refitting during the Crusades. Ktima, the upper town was built following attacks from Arab invaders, but Nea Pafos was not entirely deserted & it briefly flourished again as a port under Lusignan & Venetian rule. In Ottoman times it was gradually deserted . Today the coastal strip to the east has an abundance of hotels, banks & restaurants, the lifeblood of a very busy tourist industry.

Day 1 Thursday 25 May 2006
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View from the Fort
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Photo - Andrew Briers
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Ian Duckham [Photo - Steve Lister]
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Steve Lister [Photo - Ian Duckham]
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40the ENTRY MEMROBILIA

Memorabilia pages - If you have any odds & sods of a similar nature, that will scan, I would be grateful for them to add to the page. Steve

Photographs- If any ex 40th Boy Entrants have any photos that they would like to share with others to revive a few old memories they would be greatly appreciated.