Was Cyprus conquered by Alexander?

[m0n0phthalm0s]

Hi to all Pothosians.

The title is self-explanatory; the political status of such great island during Alexander's reign (especially after Gaugamela)is not clear to me.

Any contribution would be highly welcomed; thanks in advance.

Best regards,
A. M0n0ohthalm0s

[marcus]

Hi to all Pothosians.

The title is self-explanatory; the political status of such great island during Alexander's reign (especially after Gaugamela)is not clear to me.

Any contribution would be highly welcomed; thanks in advance.

Best regards,
A. M0n0ohthalm0s

Submitted to, rather than conquered by, I would say ...

(Arrian 2.20.3)
[3] Soon afterwards the kings of Cyprus put in at Sidon with about 120 sail; they had learnt of Darius’ defeat at Issus, and were alarmed at the whole of Phoenicia being already in Alexander’s power. To all of them Alexander let bygones be bygones, supposing that it was rather from necessity than their own choice that they had contributed to the Persian fleet.

And ...

(Plutarch, Alexander, 24.2)
However, Alexander determined first to make himself master of the sea-coasts. As for Cyprus, then, its kings came at once and put the island in his hands, together with Phoenicia, with the exception of Tyre

According to Athenaeus, Alexander rewarded the king of Cyprus for his assistance during the siege of Tyre ...

(Athenaeus 4.167)
Duris, in the seventh book of his Macedonian History, speaking of Pasicyprus, king of Cyprus, and his prodigality, writes the following: ‘After the siege of Tyre, Alexander, in dismissing Pnytagoras, gave him among other presents a fortress which he himself had asked for. This fortress the reigning king Pasicyprus had before this been compelled by his extravagance to sell for fifty talents to Pygmalion of Citium; along with the fortress went his kingdom too. Pasicyprus took the money and passed his old age in Amathus.’

All the best