Ancient history of Cyprus

The ancient history of Cyprus shows a precocious sophistication in the Neolithic era visible in settlements such as Khirokitia dating from the 9th millennium BC, and at Kalavassos from about 7500 BC. Periods of Cyprus's ancient history from 1050 BC onward have been named according to styles of pottery as follows: Cypro-Geometric I: 1050–950 BC Cypro-Geometric II: 950–850 BC Cypro-Geometric III: 850–700 BC Cypro-Archaic I: 700–600 BC Cypro-Archaic II: 600–475 BC Cypro-Classical I: 475–400 BC Cypro-Classical II: 400–323 BC The documented history of Cyprus begins in the 8th century BC. The town of Kition, now Larnaca, recorded part of the ancient history of Cyprus on a stele that commemorated a victory by Sargon II (722–705 BC) of Assyria there in 709 BC. Assyrian domination of Cyprus (known as Iatnanna by the Assyrians) appears to have begun earlier than this, during the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III (744–727 BC), and ended with the fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 609 BC, whereupon the city-kingdoms of Cyprus gained independence once more. Following a brief period of Egyptian domination in the sixth century BC, Cyprus fell under Persian rule.

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