Student Reader's History Notes » Cyprus http://history.studentreader.com Just another Student Reader weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:09:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Cyprus http://history.studentreader.com/cyprus http://history.studentreader.com/cyprus#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:02:38 +0000 Levi Clancy http://history.studentreader.com/?p=3800 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. ]]> http://history.studentreader.com/cyprus/feed 0