En route Larnaca to Nicosia

 'Such then is Cyprus in point of position . But in excellence it falls behind no one of the islands : for it is rich in wine and oil , and uses home-grown wheat . There are mines of copper in plenty at Tamassos , in which are produced sulphate of copper and copper-rust useful in the healing art .'

 Strabo

Geographica A.D. 23