Kition
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Ancient phoenician city-kingdom in Cyprus.
Establishment
January 1299 BC: The Pheonician city-state of Kition was established in the 13th century BC.
Chronology
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Was the military conquest of Cyprus by Egyptian Pharaoh Amasis II.
January 569 BC: In 570 BC, Cyprus was conquered by Egypt under Amasis II.
January 1214 BC: In the last third of the 13th century BC Cyprus may have come under Hittite rule for a short time. In any case, Tudhalija IV (reigned around 1240-1215 BC) boasts on an inscription found in Ḫattuša (KBo 12.38) that he subjugated the island
January 1177 BC: The city-kingdom of Kition was originally established in the 13th century BC.
January 999 BC: Kition was under Tyrian rule at the beginning of the 10th century BC.
January 630 BC: The petty kingdoms of Cyprus gained independence after 627 BC, following the death of Ashurbanipal, the last great Assyrian king.
Disestablishment
January 569 BC: In 570 BC, Cyprus was conquered by Egypt under Amasis II.
Selected Sources
Fischer-Hansen, T. (1988): East and West: Cultural Relations in the Ancient World, Museum Tusculanum Press, p. 25
