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Palace of Minos at Knossos

Within a fertile valley near Crete’s north coast is the largest Minoan palace, the Palace of Minos. Whether ruled by kings, priests or both, the Palace was so large and complex that its title barely hints at its key political, economic and religious roles in Minoan civilization. Like all Minoan palaces it had a large central court and various functions were relegated to the myriad of rooms on the palace’s multiple stories. Identifiable are store rooms, workshops, archives and shrines. Less clear are large and impressive rooms that may have been state rooms, and smaller yet sometimes elaborate rooms that may have been residences.

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Period or Event Time-Frame Overview
Neolithic 7000-3900 BC

The first inhabitants likely came from the Near East.

Culture Time-Frame Overview
Khirokitia 7000-6000 BC Khirokitia Culture developed with the arrival of the first settlers.
Sotira 4600-4000 BC The Sotira Culture included the first handmade pottery in Cyprus.
Chalcolithic 4000-2500 BC
Culture Time-Frame Overview
Erimi Erimi Culture included the earliest metal objects in Cyprus.
Transitional 2600-2300 BC
Culture Time-Frame Overview
Philia Arrival of settlers from Anatolia.
Bronze Age 2300-1050 BC
Early Bronze Age 2300-1900 BC A wave of immigration came to Cyprus from the South Anatolian coasts.
Middle Bronze Age 1900-1650 BC Cypriot trade flourished with the East and the West.
Late Bronze Age 1650-1050 BC Cypriot-Egyptian, -Near Eastern and -Greek trading links were firmly established.
Greek Immigration 1100 A huge influx of Greek immigrants arrived, transforming Cypriot culture.
Iron Age 1050-650 BC Also known as the Geometric Period, the Iron Age was a recension for Cyprus.
Phoenician Immigration Mid-9th Cent BC A Phoenician colony was founded, and a wave of Phoenician immigrants transformed Cypriot culture.
Arhcaic Period 750-475 BC The Archaic Period was an era of foreign rule.

Ruler Time-Frame Overview
Assyria 709-669 BC Assyrians were the first of a series of powers to rule Cyprus after the first half of the Iron Age.
Egypt 570/60-545 BC
Persia 545-333 BC The Persians attacked Cypriot cities at 498 BC.
Classical Era 475-326 BC Evagoras I of Salamia (411-374/3 BC) rebelled against Persian rule.
Macedonian Rule 332 BC Cyprus was conquered by Alexander the Great.
Greek Territory 294 BC Cyprus became a territory ruled by one of Alexander’s generals, Ptolemy I of Egypt.
Cleopatra VII Rule 47-30 BC
Roman Rule 27 BC After first encountering the Romans in 58 BC, Cyprus became a Roman province in 27 BC.
East Roman Rule AD 395 Cyprus fell under East Roman rule when the Roman Empire partitioned into the East Roman and West Roman Empires.
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