History of Cyprus

Early written history shows Cyprus was part of the Assyrian empire. It became a Roman province in 58 BC. Then Byzantium. Arabs invaded in 688, and a truce was agreed allowing joint government between Arabs and Byzantines. In 1878, the UK took over Cyprus from the Ottoman Empire as part of the Cyprus Convention. In 1914, the UK annexed Cyprus and in 1925 it was made a Crown Colony. in 1955-59 a movement started for enosis, union with Greece. This resulted in an independent state, Republic of Cyprus, in 1960.