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[xxNilxx]

Period Event

8,500 - 8,000 BC
Hunter Gatherers

7,000 - 5,300 BC The first settlers: the Khirokitians

4,000 - 2,500 BC Chalcolitic (Copper) Age: stone crucifix pendants are carved

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

1,600 - 1,050 BC The Late Bronze Age: period of sophisticated literate city states such as Enkomi-Alasia and Kition

1,500 - 1,450 BC Hittite rule in Cyprus

1,450 - 1,000 BC Beginning of the Egyptian domination of the island

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

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

850 - 750 BC Iron Age - Cypro-Geometric Period. The Phoenician-led Renaissance and Assyrian rule on the island.

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).

568 - 525 BC Egyptian domination

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.

333 - 58 BC Hellenistic rule: the heirs of the Alexander the Great rule the island

58 BC - 395 AD Roman Empire ruling Cyprus: 350 years of quiet provincial prosperity

395 - 649 AD Island becomes a part of the Byzantine Empire when Cyprus is gradually converted from paganism to Orthodox Christianity (Early Byzantine period)

649 - 965 AD A second Dark Age: the island is caught on the frontier between the two warring empires of Byzantium and Islam

965 - 1191 Return of the island to Byzantium (Late Byzantine period)

1191 - 1192 Rule of the island by Richard I (the Lionheart), of England and later by the Knights Templars

1192 - 1489 Rule of the island by the Frankish Lusignan Dynasty

1489 - 1570 Venetian domination of Cyprus

1571 - 1878 Conquest of the island by the Ottoman Empire

1878 - 1925 In accordance with a defence-alliance between Britain and the Ottoman Empire, the administration of Cyprus passes to Britain

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

1960 Foundation of the Republic of Cyprus (by the Turkish and Greek-Cypriot communities)

1963 Inter-communal strife in Cyprus and the subsequent collapse of the constitutional rule

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)

1974 Division of the island into Turkish-Cypriot North and Greek-Cypriot South

1975 Declaration of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, to pave way for a federal settlement on the island

1983 Foundation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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'.

2002-3 Dialogue and negotiations between Denktash & Klerides to unify the North & South before EU entry

2003 After 30 years borders open between North and South Cyprus on 23 April 2003, following the Turkish-Cypriot Authorities' ease the border restrictions.

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.


so it's not greek, or turkish... it's actually the Khirokitians!

[Xybadog]

Period Event

so it's not greek, or turkish... it's actually the Khirokitians!

Not so!! You stated the "Hunter Gatherers" were on Cyprus first, but dismiss them. Why? Why don't they have a right to title to the island?

[xxNilxx]

btw this is all fact. because in the 7000 BC the first settlers were Khirokitians.

why do you need to start a debate about it? jeez people on this forum.

just take in the FACTS

[Get Real!]

"subsequent Turkish Military intervention (under the provisions of the Treaty of Guarantee of the Republic of Cyprus"

You forgot to post your "TRNC" link...

PS: I'm glad you discovered the oldest settlement known in Cyprus thus far; those ancients are my ancestors... the very first GR's!

[xxNilxx]

aw they are the very first GayReeks

noone is mentioning about trnc here GR:)
also forgot to mention 1955-1963 - 1974 < turkish cypriot genocide

but why is it necessary. it's about the ancient history of cyprus. GR for once in your life don't get politics involved.

[Xybadog]

btw this is all fact. because in the 7000 BC the first settlers were Khirokitians.

why do you need to start a debate about it? jeez people on this forum.

just take in the FACTS

Wot?? It's called a FORUM!!! It's for DEBATING posts!!! My query was that before the Khirokitians, there were "Hunter Gatherers". But why aren't these classed as settlers.

BTW, you need to take a chill pill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just take that in!

[Xybadog]

aw they are the very first GayReeks

noone is mentioning about trnc here GR:)
also forgot to mention 1955-1963 - 1974 < turkish cypriot genocide

but why is it necessary. it's about the ancient history of cyprus. GR for once in your life don't get politics involved.

...certainly wasn't a genocide. FACT!!

[Piratis]

says the Turkish made history you copy & pasted.

In your history the word "Greek" is mentioned once at the end of the sentence as something secondary, and then mentioned again in 1960. Somebody reading this Turkish manufactured history would wonder how come and the overwhelming majority of Cypriots speak Greek, have Greek religion and a Greek culture.

At least half of the "history" you posted is lies, starting from the claim that Cyprus was under Hittite rule a claim that was never proved, and ending with the totally manufactured modern history where it fully follows your Turkish propaganda.

First Greeks in Cyprus:

After 1400 B.C., Mycenaean and Mycenaean-Achaean traders from the northeastern Peloponnesus began regular commercial visits to the island. Settlers from the same areas arrived in large numbers toward the end of the Trojan War (traditionally dated about 1184 B.C.). Even in modern times, a strip of the northern coast was known as the Achaean Coast in commemoration of those early settlers. The newcomers spread the use of their spoken language and introduced a script that greatly facilitated commerce. They also introduced the potter's wheel and began producing pottery that eventually was carried by traders to many mainland markets. By the end of the second millennium B.C., a distinctive culture had developed on Cyprus. The island's culture was tempered and enriched by its position as a crossroads for the commerce of three continents, but in essence it was distinctively Hellenic.

First Turks in Cyprus:

Throughout the period of Venetian rule, Ottoman Turks raided and attacked at will. In 1489, the first year of Venetian control, Turks attacked the Karpas Peninsula, pillaging and taking captives to be sold into slavery. In 1539 the Turkish fleet attacked and destroyed Limassol. Fearing the ever-expanding Ottoman Empire, the Venetians had fortified Famagusta, Nicosia, and Kyrenia, but most other cities were easy prey.

In the summer of 1570, the Turks struck again, but this time with a full-scale invasion rather than a raid. About 60,000 troops, including cavalry and artillery, under the command of Lala Mustafa Pasha landed unopposed near Limassol on July 2, 1570, and laid siege to Nicosia. In an orgy of victory on the day that the city fell--September 9, 1570--20,000 Nicosians were put to death, and every church, public building, and palace was looted.

Cyprus is Cypriot, and the foreigners should remove their troops and allow the Cypriots themselves to decide what they are and where their own island should belong.

[Get Real!]

See how the first GRs built a civilization before any Greek or Turk ever existed...

http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/ ... oitia.html

http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=848

[Xybadog]

Cyprus is Cypriot, and the foreigners should remove their troops and allow the Cypriots themselves to decide what they are and where their own island should belong.

I couldn't agree more Piratis