Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus

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History of Cyprus
Prehistory of Cyprus
Alashiya
Ancient Cyprus
Assyrian Period (709 BC - 669 BC)
Persian Period (525 BC - 333 BC)
Hellenistic Period (333 BC - 58 BC)
Roman Period (58 BC - 330)
Medieval Cyprus
Byzantine Cyprus (330 - 1191)
Kingdom of Cyprus (1192 - 1489)
Venetian Period (1489 - 1571)
Ottoman Cyprus (1571 - 1878)
Modern Cyprus

The phrase ten city-kingdoms of ancient Cyprus usually refers to the ten Greek, Graeco-Phoenician or Graeco-Eteocypriot city-states listed in an inscription of the Assyrian king Esarhaddon in 673/2 BC.

These are, followed by their name in Greek:

  1. Paphos, Πάφος (Greek)
  2. Salamis, Σαλαμίς (Greek)
  3. Soloi, Σόλοι (Greek)
  4. Kourion, Κούριον (Greek)
  5. Chytroi, Χῦτροι (Greek)
  6. Kition, Κίτιον (Graeco-Phoenician)
  7. Amathus, Ἀμαθούς (Graeco-Eteocypriot)
  8. Idalion, Ἰδάλιον (Graeco-Eteocypriot)
  9. Ledrai, Λῆδραι (Greek)
  10. Tamassos, Ταμασσός
    and later
  11. Kyrenia, Κυρηνεία (Greek)
  12. Lapethos, Λάπηθος (Greek)
  13. Marion, Μάριον (Greek)

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