Copper The Metal Is Named After Cyprus.
Copper the metal is named after Cyprus. This came about because the Romans called copper aes Cyprium or, the metal of Cyprus. This was later on shortened to cyprium and then it got converted to cuprum. The history of Cyprus is violent but that is due to the fact that since it holds a very strategic position in the East Mediterranean region it was always subject to frequent invasions but nearly every major empire that passed through the Mediterranean. For example, the following empires have had Cyprus in their grip through a long history: Greeks, Assyrians, Persians, Egyptians, Phoenicians, Byzantines, and Romans. Cyprus was also ruled by Richard the Lion-Heart, leader of the Third Crusade, from 1191-1192. One year later, Richard sold Cyprus to the Knights Templar.