5th Century BC
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 499 BC | Ionian Revolt: Aristagoras, the appointed tyrant of Miletus, rebelled against Persian rule. | |
| Ionian Revolt: With the support of Athens and Eretria, Aristagoras captured Sardis, the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia. | ||
| Ionian Revolt: The kingdoms of Cyprus joined the revolt. | ||
| 498 BC | Ionian Revolt: The Persian army reestablished control over Cyprus. | |
| 450 BC | Kition increased in importance. | |
| Phoenician rulers established themselves in Salamis. | ||
| 411 BC | The Teucrid Evagoras I regained the throne of Salamis. | |
| 400 BC | Evagoras attempted to establish himself as an independent ruler on Cyprus with Athenian help. |
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