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Cyprus
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The recorded history of Cyprus extends back to the Neolithic period, evidenced by the extensive settlement at Khirokitia [archaeology]. The island transitioned through periods of Mycenaean influence, Assyrian suzerainty, and a long tenure under Ptolemaic and subsequent Roman rule. A peculiar historical footnote involves the brief, yet influential, reign of a Burgundian faction in the 13th centu…