The island of Cyprus was first inhabited around 10,000 BCE and unique cultures were developed there. The island, situated some100 km from the coast of Syria, quickly became an important part of the southern Levant. It was highly involved in trade, a major supplier of copper and fine pottery wares. Throughout its history it was dominated by major powers such as the Hittites, Mycenaean Greece, Assyria, Persia, and many more.
Neolithic Late Neolithic / Ceramic Neolithic, ca. 4500-3900/3800 BCE Chalcolithic Early Chalcolithic, ca. 3900/3800-3500 BCE Middle Chalcolithic, ca. 3500-2800 BCE Late Chalcolithic, ca. 2800-2500/2300 BCE Early Bronze Early Bronze / Early Cypriot I, ca. 2500/2300-2075 BCE Early Bronze / Early Cypriot II, ca. 2075-2000 BCE Early Bronze / Early Cypriot III, ca. 2000-1900 BCE Middle Bronze Middle Bronze / Middle Cypriot I, ca. 1900-1800 BCE Middle Bronze / Middle Cypriot II, ca. 1800-1725 BCE Middle Bronze / Middle Cypriot III, ca. 1725-1650/1600 BCE Late Bronze / Late Cypriot I, ca. 1650/1600-1475/1450 BCE Late Bronze / Late Cypriot II, ca. 1475/1450-1225/1200 BCE Late Bronze / Late Cypriot III, ca. 1225/1200-1050 BCE Geometric Geometric / Cypro-Geometric I, ca. 1050-950 BCE Geometric / Cypro-Geometric II, ca. 950-850 BCE Geometric / Cypro-Geometric III, ca. 850-750 BCE Archaic Archaic / Cypro-Archaic I, ca. 750-600 BCE Archaic / Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600-475 BCE Classical Classical / Cypro-Classical I, ca. 475-400 BCE Classical / Cypro-Classical II, ca. 400-325 BCE Hellenistic Hellenistic I, ca. 325-150 BCE Hellenistic II, ca. 150-50 BCE Roman Roman I, ca. 50 BCE-150 CE Roman II, ca. 150-250 CE Roman III, ca. 250-750 CE Byzantine, ca. 750-1191 CE Medieval, 1191 CE-1571 CE | 
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