According to Strabo, this place fell into Roman hands after its king failed to ransom a young Publius Clodius Pulcher from pirates. That man took revenge when he became tribune, sending Cato the Younger to annex this place as a Roman province. The latter offered to spare that offending king, a Lagid like his brother, but he preferred to die a king than a priest. An earlier ancient king from this place, Evagoras, consolidated power based on an Athenian alliance that was destroyed at the Peace of Antalcidas, in which Athens recognized Persian aut
According to Strabo, this place fell into Roman hands after its king failed to ransom a young Publius Clodius Pulcher from pirates. That man took revenge when he became tribune, sending Cato the Younger to annex this place as a Roman province. The latter offered to spare that offending king, a Lagid like his brother, but he preferred to die a king than a priest. An earlier ancient king from this place, Evagoras, consolidated power based on an Athenian alliance that was destroyed at the Peace of Antalcidas, in which Athens recognized Persian authority over this place, and Evagoras ended his life as a puppet.  This place provided critical aid to (*) Alexander the Great's effort at the Siege of Tyre. After a successful 312 BC invasion, this place fell under Ptolemaic control, but Demetrius of Macedon successfully conquered this place by winning the Battle of Salamis, totally destroying the Egyptian navy. For 10 points, name this eastern Mediterranean island named for its historically significant copper deposits.
According to Strabo, this place fell into Roman hands after its king failed to ransom a young Publius Clodius Pulcher from pirates.
Cyprus