TY - JOUR TI - The Cypriot Kings: Despots or Democrats or…?  Remarks on Cypriot Kingship Especially in the Time of Persian Suzerainty AU - Mehl, Andreas TI - The Cypriot Kings: Despots or Democrats or…?  Remarks on Cypriot Kingship Especially in the Time of Persian Suzerainty AB - In the first part of the contribution current interpretations of Cypriot kingship are critically discussed. In the second part, as far as epigraphical and literary evidence allows, some features of Cypriot royal rule, especially those regarding the kings’ power, are expounded with more or less certainty, and without trying to give a complete picture of Cypriot kingship.  VL - 2016 IS - Volume 23 PY - 2016 SN - 1897-3426 C1 - 2084-3909 SP - 51 EP - 64 DO - 10.4467/20800909EL.16.003.5822 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/electrum/article/the-cypriot-kings-despots-or-democrats-or-remarks-on-cypriot-kingship-especially-in-the-time-of-persian-suzerainty KW - Cyprus KW - Cypriot kingship