▁Apol lo , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁Ath ena ▁Cy par iss ia . ▁The ▁town ▁continued ▁to ▁coin ▁money ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Sever us . ▁ ▁Ste phan us ▁calls ▁Cy par iss ia ▁a ▁city ▁of ▁Tri ph yl ia , ▁and ▁Stra bo ▁also ▁distingu ishes ▁between ▁the ▁Tri phy li an ▁and ▁M essen ian ▁Cy par iss ia , ▁but ▁on ▁what ▁authority ▁we ▁do ▁not ▁know . ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁relatively ▁late ▁stage ▁Cy par iss ia ▁was ▁a ▁bishop ric ▁that ▁today , ▁no ▁longer ▁being ▁resident ial , ▁is ▁listed ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁as ▁a ▁tit ular ▁see . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁Ark ad ía , ▁a ▁name ▁which ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁to ▁this ▁place ▁upon ▁the ▁coast . ▁Under ▁the ▁Princi p ality ▁of ▁Ach ae a , ▁Ky par iss ia / Ar k ad ia ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ony ▁of ▁Arc ad ia , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁Frank ish ▁territory ▁( except ▁for ▁the ▁Ven et ian ▁poss essions ) ▁to ▁fall ▁to ▁the ▁Desp ot ate ▁of ▁the ▁More a , ▁in ▁ 1 4 3 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 6 0 ▁Ky par iss ia ▁came ▁under ▁Ott oman ▁control , ▁and ▁remained ▁so , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁thirty ▁years ▁of ▁Ven et ian ▁rule , ▁until ▁the ▁Greek ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁