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	Ptolemy I of Egypt
		Ptolemy I (367 - 283 BC reigned 305 - 283 BC), founder of the dynasty of the same name, son of Lagus, a Macedonian nobleman of Eordaea, was one of Alexander the Great's most trusted generals, and among the seven "body-guards" attached to his person.
		In 306 BC a great fleet under Demetrius attacked Cyprus, and Ptolemy's brother, Menelaus, was defeated and captured in the decisive battle of Salamis.
		In 285 BC he abdicated in favour of one of his younger sons by Berenice, who bore his father's name of Ptolemy; his eldest (legitimate) son, Ptolemy Ceraunus, whose mother, Eurydice, the daughter of Antipater, had been repudiated, fled to the court of Lysimachus.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pt/Ptolemy_I_of_Egypt.html (874 words)

	Cyprus
		The Southwest portion of Cyprus is formed by a mountain complex, culminating in the peaks of Troödos (6,406 ft.), Mádhari (5,305 ft.), Papoútsa (5,124 ft.) and Máchaira (4,674 ft.).
		In 709 bc Sargon II of Assyria made himself master of Cyprus, and tribute was paid by its seven princes to him and to his grandson, Esarhaddon (681-667 bc).
		The attempts of Pausanias and of Cimon to win Cyprus for the Hellenic cause met with but poor success, and the withdrawal of the Athenian forces from the Levant after their great naval victory off Salamis in 449 was followed by a strong anti-Hellenic movement throughout the island led by Abdemon, prince of Citium.
	holycall.com /biblemaps/cyprus.htm (2490 words)

	Ancient history of Cyprus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The most important obligation of the kings of Cyprus to the Shah of the Shahs of Persia was the payment of tribute and the supply of armies and ships for his foreign campaigns.
		Cyprus became a Roman province in 58 BC, according to Strabo because Publius Clodius Pulcher held a grudge against Ptolemy and sent Marcus Cato to conquer the island after he had become tribune.
		From 22 BC it was a senatorial province, after the reforms of Diocletian it was placed under the Consularis Oriens.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Ancient_history_of_Cyprus (2001 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Demetrius I (337-283 BC, Greek: Î”Î·Î¼Î®ÏÏÎ¹Î¿Ï), surnamed Poliorcetes ("Besieger"), son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Stratonice, was a king of Macedon (294 - 288 BC).
		In the campaign of 306 BC against Ptolemy he defeated Menelaus, Ptolemy's brother, in the naval Battle of Salamis, completely destroying the naval power of Egypt.
		In 305 BC, now bearing the title of king bestowed upon him by his father, he endeavoured to punish the Rhodians for having deserted his cause; his ingenuity in devising new siege engines in his unsuccessful attempt to reduce the capital gained him the title of Poliorcetes.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Demetrius_I_of_Macedon (623 words)

	Paul's First Missionary Journey, Salamis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It possessed a good harbor and was the most populous and flourishing town of Cyprus in the Hellenic and Roman periods, carrying on a vigorous trade with the ports of Cilicia and Syria.
		Tradition represented Salamis as rounded soon after the fall of Troy by Teucer, the prince of Greek archers according to the narrative of the Iliad, who named it after his home, the island of Salamis off the Attic coast.
		In the 6th century BC it figures as an important Hellenic city, ruled by a line of kings reputed to be descended from Teucer and strengthened by an alliance with Cyrene (Herodotus iv.162).
	www.geocities.com /dryoussefnattia/salamis.html (673 words)

	A short introduction to the history of Cyprus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Cyprus was given as a gift by Caesar to Queen Cleopatra VII, the last of the Ptolemies, but after the assassination of Caesar in 44 BC., the new August Caesar (Octavian) vanquished Anthony and Cleopatra in the Naval battle of Actium in 33 BC.
		Cyprus is part of the Byzantine empire again, but the empire weakens and the crusaders realize Cyprus could be of great strategic value to them and their desire for the conquest of the Holy Land.
		The crisis of Cyprus society, which had not yet come to surface, was reflected in the Legislative Council, and burst out in April 1931, when the government of Sir Ronald Storrs decided to impose a law for increments in the customs duties, in an attempt to balance the budgets.
	www.teije.nl /cyprus/cyp_gesch_en.htm (7078 words)

	Battle of Salamis: Information from Answers.com
		The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle between the Greek city-states and the Persia in September, 480 BC in the strait between Piraeus and Salamis island, a small island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens.
		The next morning (possibly September 28, but the exact date is unknown, the Hellenic Navy celebrates September 12 as Battle of Salamis Day), the Persians were exhausted from searching for the Greeks all night, but they sailed in to the straits anyway to attack the Greek fleet.
		The battle of Salamis has been described by many historians (among them Victor Davis Hanson, Donald Kagan and John Keegan) as the single most significant battle in human history.
	proxies.gr /nph-proxy.cgi/010110A/http/www.answers.com/topic/battle-of-salamis (2441 words)

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		The Greek alphabet was introduced by Evagoras I. of Salamis, in other parts of the island, the Phoenician script (Kition) or the Cypriot syllabic alphabet was still used, either for inscriptions in Greek (Arcadic) or in the so called Eteo-Cypriot language (Amathus).
		After forces were sent to Cyprus and the uprising was put down, law was passed that no Jew was permitted to land on Cyprian soil, not even in case of ship wreck.
		Several earthquakes led to the destruction of Salamis at the beginning of the 4th century, at the same time drought and famine hit the island.
	www.cypruspropertyvillas.com /cyprus/Cyprus-Ancient-history.htm (1437 words)

	Harbours full text
		The kingdom of Salamis extended to the east littoral of Cyprus with its capital on the estuary of Pediaeos river.
		During Hellenistic Period, in 274 BC, a new city named Arsinoe was founded southward of Salamis by Ptolemy Philadhelphos, showing the attention that the Ptolemies were giving to the area opposite the Syrian littoral of the Seleukid state.
		Both Diodorous Siculous and Ploutarch in describing the naval battle between Ptolemy and Demetrius (306 BC) record that the port had a narrow exit, for which the protection of ten ships was enough.
	www2.rgzm.de /Navis2/Home/HarbourFullTextOutput.cfm?HarbourNR=Salamis (1561 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		Triremes fought in the naval battles of the Peloponnesian War (431 - 404 BC), including the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC, which sealed the defeat of the Athenian Empire by Sparta and her allies.
		Macedon in 340 BC built sexiremes (probably with two men on each of three oars) and in 315 BC septiremes, which saw action at the Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC).
		They made their final appearance in a Mediterranean battle in the Battle of Chesma in 1770; they lingered on in the shallow Baltic Sea and took part in the Russo-Swedish War in 1790.
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		Antigonus was appointed governor of Greater Phrygia in 333 BC, and in the division of the provinces after Alexander's death in 323 BC he also received Pamphylia and Lycia from Perdiccas, regent of the empire.
		His son Demetrius was defeated at the Battle of Gaza by Ptolemy in 312 BC and lost Babylonia.
		Demetrius took control of Macedon in 294 BC, which the family held, off and on, until it was conquered by the Roman Republic at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC.
	gatorsports.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?template=wiki&text=Antigonus_I_Monophthalmus (1179 words)

	Cyprus - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		The Southwest portion of Cyprus is formed by a mountain complex, culminating in the peaks of Troodos (6,406 ft.), Madhari (5,305 ft.), Papofitsa (5,124 ft.) and Machaira (4,674 ft.).
		The attempts of Pausanias and of Cimon to win Cyprus for the Hellenic cause met with but poor success, and the withdrawal of the Athenian forces from the Levant after their great naval victory off Salamis in 449 was followed by a strong anti- Hellenic movement throughout the island led by Abdemon, prince of Citium.
		Since that time Cyprus has formed part of the Turkish empire, in spite of serious revolts in 1764 and 1823; since 1878, however, it has been occupied and administered by the British government, subject to an annual payment to the Sublime Porte of,800 and a large quantity of salt.
	www.studylight.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T2479 (2199 words)

	Blue Letter Bible - ISBE - Salamis
		There they preached the gospel in the "synagogues of the Jews" (Ac 13:5); the phrase is worth noting as pointing to the existence of several synagogues and thus of a large Jewish community in Salamis.
		Of work among the Gentiles we hear nothing, nor is any indication given either of the duration of the apostles’ visit or of the success of their mission; but it would seem that after a short stay they proceeded "through the whole island" (Ac 13:6 the Revised Version (British and American)) to Paphos.
		Paul did not return to Salamis, but Barnabas doubtless went there on his 2nd missionary journey (Ac 15:39), and tradition states that he was martyred there in Nero’s reign, on the site marked by the monastery named after him.
	cf.blueletterbible.org /isbe/isbe.cfm?id=7573 (646 words)

	BibleMaster.com - Study Aids - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		There they preached the gospel in the "synagogues of the Jews" (Acts 13:5); the phrase is worth noting as pointing to the existence of several synagogues and thus of a large Jewish community in Salamis.
		Of work among the Gentiles we hear nothing, nor is any indication given either of the duration of the apostles' visit or of the success of their mission; but it would seem that after a short stay they proceeded "through the whole island" (Acts 13:6 the Revised Version (British and American)) to Paphos.
		Paul did not return to Salamis, but Barnabas doubtless went there on his 2nd missionary journey (Acts 15:39), and tradition states that he was martyred there in Nero's reign, on the site marked by the monastery named after him.
	www.biblemaster.com /bible/ency/isb/view.asp?number=7567 (654 words)

	Angie Bowie's Personal Tribute to Cyprus - part two
		Salamis was the main city, founded after the fall of Troy by Teucer, King of the island of Salamis, an island near Athens.
		Zeno was born in Kitium in 336 BC.
		Cyprus was now in chaos; prisoners of war were exchanged, but as the winter approached one third of the island's population was living in tents and the economy was in ruins.
	www.bettyjack.com /angie/jewel.html (7582 words)

	Ptolemy I Soter 367-283 BC Macedonian Greek ruler of Egypt
		Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC—283 BC) was a Macedonian Greek who became the ruler of Egypt (323 BC - 283 BC) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
		In 306, a great fleet under Demetrius attacked Cyprus, and Ptolemy's brother Menelaus was defeated and captured in another decisive Battle of Salamis.
		In the winter of 306 BC, Antigonus tried to follow up his victory in Cyprus by invading Egypt; but Ptolemy was strongest there, and successfully held the frontier against him.
	www.realtreasures.com /ptolemy_king_of_egypt.htm (1227 words)

	Battles: The Battle of Salamis (Fourth Diadoch War) :: 0 A.D. :: Wildfire Games
		The importance Cyprus was simple — apart from its wealth, it occupied a very strategic location in the Eastern Mediterranean, from where one could easily attack Cilicia, Syria and Phoenicia.
		Upon receiving intelligence of the outcome of the battle, Antigonus was greeted by the populace of his recently founded capital of Antigonia in Syria as king (basileus) in a carefully staged ceremony.
		Thus, the most important consequence of the battle of Salamis was that the royal title, which had hitherto been a source of competition among the Diadochi, was now shared among them.
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	Ptolemy I Soter Summary
		In 336 B.C. when Philip was assassinated by a conspiracy of nobles, Ptolemy returned to the court and supported Alexander's claim to the feudal throne.
		Ptolemy accompanied Alexander on his campaigns to the Danube in 336 B.C. and to crush the Corinthian League's rebellion and to destroy perfidious Thebes in 335 B.C. Ptolemy encouraged and aided Alexander's invasion of Asia Minor to liberate the eastern Greeks from the Persian Empire of Darius III and to invade Syria and conquer Persia.
		In 306 B.C. Antigonus assumed the title of king and claimed all of Alexander's empire.
	www.bookrags.com /Ptolemy_I_Soter (2176 words)

	Nabataea: The Ptolemy's of Alexandria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He was king of Egypt from 181-145 BC, and was the son of Ptolemy V and Cleopatra I. Under Ptolemy VI an attempted invasion of Coele Syria resulted in the occupation of Egypt by the Seleucids.
		Ptolemy VII (184-116 BC) was known as Ptolemy Euergetes ("benefactor") II and was the king of Egypt from 145-116 BC.
		At the naval battle of Actium in 31 BC, believing Antony's defeat to be inevitable, she withdrew her fleet from action, and she and Antony fled to Alexandria.
	www.nabataea.net /ptolomy.html (8345 words)

	Ancient Greek Battles
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		209 BC Battle of Lamia - 2nd Battle
	ancientgreekbattles.net /battles.htm (86 words)

	What is Greece? : Abaara fun facts and uncommon knowledge - Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Militarily Greece itself declined to the point that the Romans conquered the land (168 BC onwards), though Greek culture would in turn conquer Roman life.
		Cyprus -- the coup seen as the pretext for the first wave of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
		Athens led to the implosion of the military régime.
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	Antigonus I Monophthalmus Summary
		The Macedonian Antigonus I (382-301 BC), having served as a general under Alexander the Great, became the most powerful of his immediate successors.
		Antigonus was born in Macedon, the son of the minor noble Philip.
		In the spring of 301 Ptolemy and Lysimachus again challenged Antigonus, and in the ensuing war Antigonus died at the battle of Ipsus that same year.
	www.bookrags.com /Antigonus_I_Monophthalmus (1720 words)

	GONATAS HERITAGE
		The Seleukidian Kingdom, of which Syria was the heart: For considerable time it covered the greater part of the former Persian Empire, but proved unable to resist blows rained from east and west by Parthians and Romans.
		The Attalid Kingdom of Pergamos in Western Asia Minor: It was founded in 281 BC., by general Philhetairos.
		Macedonia was divided to Pyrrhus and Lysimachos, and in 280 BC, Ptolemy seized the Kingdom.
	www.stmichaelacademy.org /heritage_gonatas.html (754 words)

	Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (450 BC) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1st Naxos – Ephesus – Sardis – Lade – 2nd Naxos – Eretria – Marathon – Thermopylae – Artemisium – Salamis – Potidea – Olynthus – Plataea – Mycale – Sestus – Byzantium – Eion – Doriskos – Eurymedon – Pampremis – Prosoptis –
		The Battle of Salamis of 481 BC was a naval battle in the Greco-Persian Wars near the island of Salamis near Athens in Greece.
		This page was last modified 21:35, 15 November 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Salamis_(in_Cyprus) (389 words)

	Armchair General Magazine: Interactive Military History
		War Galley is the seventh volume in the multi-award winning Great Battles of History (GBoH) series, but the first to venture entirely into the waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
		Thirteen naval battles, virtually all of the major naval engagements of the era.
		The hex size of the larger map do not line up correctly for the Salamis Grand scenario (which is sold separately as an expansion) along with the battle of Artemisium.
	www.armchairgeneral.com /articles.php?page=1&p=2949 (890 words)

	Cyprus (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
		In 501 the Greek inhabitants led by Onesilus, brother of the reigning prince of Salamis, rose in revolt against the Persians, but were decisively beaten (Herodotus v.104 ff.), and in 480 we find 150 Cyprian ships in the navy with which Xerxes attacked Greece (Herod.
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	War Galley Wargame War Game
		ar Galley is the seventh volume in the multi-award winning Great Battles of History (GBoH) series, but the first to venture entirely into the waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
		As such, GMT's War Galley is almost a complete history fo this era of war at sea.
		What is best about War Galley is how easy it is to play-- the rules are about half the length of the usual GBoH game-- and that means that most battles can be complete in several hours, at the most.
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