How did the Levantine people of Cyprus get so thoroughly Hellenized?

How did the Levantine people of Cyprus get so thoroughly Hellenized?

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Greece was closer, obviously, this isn't a real question.
    But you're not asking anyway.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      No it wasn’t Cyprus is closer to Syria and Cilicia than to Greece

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Syria had very low population and the main Arab population was places like Egypt that were both far away and colonized by other powers.
        There is no realistic contender besides turkey and ottoman empire was Greek ruled.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >ottoman empire was Greek ruled
          >Greek rule
          >meanwhile greeks never had independence for 2000+ years from romans and until their danish dynasty was removed
          Thanks for the laugh bro

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha ("Ibrahim Pasha of Parga"; c. 1495 – 15 March 1536), also known as Frenk Ibrahim Pasha ("the Westerner"), Makbul Ibrahim Pasha ("the Favorite"), which later changed to Maktul Ibrahim Pasha ("the Executed") after his execution in the Topkapı Palace, was the first Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire appointed by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          He’s talking about ancient Greece and at the time both Syria and Cilicia had high population densities

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Cilicia was full of Armenians and Syria was the size of Rhode Island in 1500.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Cypriots were hellenized in antiquity

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Not in 1500 bc.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Then it had less. What's your point? Greece was the only real country within range and the ottoman navies sucked.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            I’m talking about antiquity -_-‘’ (for the 3rd time)

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Then the ottoman navies sucked more. In fact they didn't exist. What's your point?

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Ok You’re moronic

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Armenians start to settle Cillicia only after 10 century AD.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >Greece was closer, obviously

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        That just says Greece was the only real country and the rest of those had very small populations.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >amerimutt education

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    lmao they made a country after arma 3 map. lazy ass homies

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    because greek culture is near eastern in origin and thus compatible with the near east
    >Despite the popularity of Ancient Greek culture in the west,[26] Ancient Greek culture is generally seen as having little importance in comparative mythology due to the heavy influence of Pre-Greek and Near Eastern cultures, which overwhelms what little Indo-European material can be extracted from it.[27]
    >In the Archaic phase of ancient Greek art, the Orientalizing period is the cultural and art historical period that began during the later part of the 8th century BC, when there was a heavy influence from the more advanced art of the Ancient Near East. The main sources were Akkadia, Aramea, as well as Phoenicia and Egypt.[1][2] With the spread of Phoenician civilization by Carthage and Greek colonisation into the Western Mediterranean, these artistic trends also influenced the Etruscans and early Ancient Romans in the Italian peninsula.
    >Greek religious concepts also have absorbed many of the beliefs and practices of earlier, nearby cultures, many influences came from the Near East, especially via Cyprus.[34] Herodotus, writing in the 5th century BC, traced many Greek religious practices to Egypt and Phoenicia.

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Cypriot are more anatolian than levantine. The real question is why did the levant get so anatolizied

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Cypriots cluster closer to israelites and Lebanese than to Turks

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