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I was just reading about the Roman takeover of Cyprus, but the Wikipedia page was rather nondescript, stating that the Romans "abruptly annexed" the island in 58 BC without much explanation as to what happened or why. What happened there, who was involved, and what were their motivations?

by /u/KatsumotoKurier in /r/AskHistorians

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