Theodore Peristianis

When Luigi Palma di Cesnola left Cyprus on leave, Theodore Peristianis ran the American consulate in Larnaca for him. Marangou writes that Cesnola, "for reasons unknown", refused a request from the Limassol vice-consul George Akamas concerning his American citizenship and appointed Peristianis as Consular Representative, "one of the Consul's intimate cronies". She suggests the underlying reason was that Akamas disapproved of Cesnola's archaeological activities¹. Peristianis acted for Cesnola whenever he was abroad. Cesnola asked for leave on 12 October 1872, having been in Europe since July, and Peristianis was appointed Vice-Consul¹. Marangou's index places him at Limassol, but her text places him at Larnaca.

When the Cesnolas returned in October 1873, Peristianis was upset. During the drought he had given 300 (the unit is not stated) to the hungry as U.S. Vice-Consul, as other consuls did, and kept no record; the State Department would not reimburse him¹.

In 1882 Archbishop Sophronios, the Cadi and the Mufti petitioned Biddulph for a museum, on 15 June. The first Museum Committee had elected members Bovill, Cobham, S. Brown, Corby, Demetrios Pierides, Theodore Peristianis, Eustathios Constantinides and Hakki Efendi¹. Stylianou-Lambert and Bounia also name Peristianis among the Greek-community representatives². No excavations, sales or objects are attributed to him.