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History in Cyprus dates as far back as 7000 BC, the Neolithic Age, with settlements along the north and south coasts of the island. After1400 BC, the first Greeks came to the island, Mycenaean merchants, who started the Hellenization of the island. By1050 BC Cyprus can be considered a Greek island, with the language, culture and religion of Greece well established. Cyprus has ten city-kingdoms and by 800 BC it is a flourishing and prosperous country. From750 BC Cyprus is conquered several times by Assyria, Egypt and Persia. In 333 BC Alexander the Great claims Cyprus for part of his empire.