Marion

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Was one of the petty kingdoms of Cyprus during Antiquity.

Establishment

January 1099 BC: The Cypriot town of Marion is first mentioned in 12th-century BC Egyptian inscriptions.

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Military campaigns of Assyrian king Sargon II.

January 708 BC: Around 709 BC Assyrian king Sargon II conquered the kingdoms of the Land of la' (Cyprus).

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 630 BC: The petty kingdoms of Cyprus gained independence after 627 BC, following the death of Ashurbanipal, the last great Assyrian king.

January 569 BC: In 570 BC, Cyprus was conquered by Egypt under Amasis II.

Fischer-Hansen, T. (1988): East and West: Cultural Relations in the Ancient World, Museum Tusculanum Press, p. 25