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Period |
Event |
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 c.8,500 - 8,000 BC
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Hunter
Gatherers |
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7,000 - 5,300 BC |
The
first settlers: the Khirokitians |
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4,000 - 2,500 BC |
Chalcolitic
(Copper) Age: stone crucifix pendants are carved |
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2,700 - 1,600 BC |
Cypriot Bronze
Ages, Early and Middle: cattle, horses, and bronze making are introduced as well as highly
indi- vidual pottery style |
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1,600 - 1,050 BC |
The
Late Bronze Age: period of sophisticated literate city states such as Enkomi-Alasia and
Kition |
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1,500 - 1,450 BC |
Hittite
rule in Cyprus |
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1,450 - 1,000 BC |
Beginning
of the Egyptian domination of the island |
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1,200 - 1,000 BC |
Establishment
of the city states of Salamis (capital at the time),
Soli, Marion, Paphos,
Kurium, and Kyrenia; arrival of Greek colonies |
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| 1,000 - 850 BC |
Iron Age - Cypro-Geometric Period. The
coming of Iron, the Dorians and a Dark Age also known as Cypro-Geometric I and II |
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850 - 750 BC
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Iron Age - Cypro-Geometric Period. The
Phoenician-led Renaissance and Assyrian rule on the island. |
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750 - 475 BC |
Iron Age - Cypro-Archaic Period.
Time of the city-kingdoms despite the island being ruled by a succession of
foreign countries for much of the period (Assyrians, from 709 BC; Egyptians,
from c.570 BC; and Persians, from 545 BC). |
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568 - 525 BC |
Egyptian
domination |
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525 - 333 BC |
Iron Age - Cypro-Classical Period sees the Persian occupation and the rule
of the island and the
duel between the city kingdoms of Kition and Salamis. |
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333 - 58 BC |
Hellenistic
rule: the heirs of the Alexander the Great rule the island |
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58 BC - 395 AD |
Roman Empire ruling Cyprus: 350 years of quiet provincial prosperity |
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395 - 649 AD |
Island
becomes a part of the Byzantine Empire when Cyprus is gradually
converted from paganism to Orthodox Christianity (Early Byzantine period) |
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649 - 965 AD |
A
second Dark Age: the island is caught on the frontier between the two warring
empires of
Byzantium and Islam |
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965 - 1191 |
Return
of the island to Byzantium (Late Byzantine period) |
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1191 - 1192 |
Rule
of the island by Richard I (the Lionheart), of England
and later by the Knights Templars |
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1192 - 1489 |
Rule
of the island by the Frankish Lusignan Dynasty |
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1489 - 1570 |
Venetian domination of Cyprus |
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1571 - 1878 |
Conquest
of the island by the Ottoman Empire |
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1878 - 1925 |
In
accordance with a defence-alliance between Britain and the Ottoman Empire, the
administration of Cyprus passes to
Britain |
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1925 - 1960 |
Cyprus
is annexed by Britain when Ottoman Empire enters into the World War I on the side of
Germany; subsequently the island becomes a Crown Colony and under the British rule |
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1960 |
Foundation
of the Republic of Cyprus (by the Turkish and Greek-Cypriot
communities) |
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1963 |
Inter-communal
strife in Cyprus and the subsequent collapse of the constitutional
rule |
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1974 |
Coup d'etat by the Greek army officers stationed on the island to
overthrow the President (Makarios) with the aim of uniting the island with Greece;
subsequent Turkish Military intervention (under the provisions of
the Treaty of Guarantee of the Republic of Cyprus) |
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1974 |
Division
of the island into Turkish-Cypriot North and Greek-Cypriot South |
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1975 |
Declaration
of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, to pave way for a federal settlement on the
island |
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1983 |
Foundation
of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
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| 1990 |
The 'Republic of Cyprus' (effectively the Greek-Cypriot South Cyprus)
applied for full membership to the EU on 4th July 1990. This application was
made without the consent of the Turkish-Cypriot Community as was required by
the Constitution of the 'Republic of Cyprus'. |
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2002-3 |
Dialogue
and negotiations between Denktash & Klerides to unify the North &
South before EU entry |
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2003 |
After 30 years borders open
between North and South Cyprus on 23 April 2003, following the
Turkish-Cypriot Authorities'
ease
the border restrictions. |
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2004 |
Twin-Referendums on uniting
the island under the UN Annan's Plan - accepted by Turkish-Cypriots, but
rejected by Greek-Cypriots. Island (effectively Greek-Cypriot Southern
Cyprus) becomes a member of the EU. |
