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Citium

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Citium (sĭsh`ēəm), ancient city of Cyprus, on the southeast coast, the modern Larnaca; also called Cition. Of Mycenaean origins, it was a major port with valuable saltworks and an important center under Phoenician and Assyrian rulers. It is identical with the biblical Kittim 1 Biblical term for Cyprus; often extended to include lands W of Syria. The name originally designated the Phoenician port of Citium in Cyprus.

2 Term appearing in the Dead Sea Scrolls , used of the Romans.
..... Click the link for more information. . Zeno Zeno of Citium (zē`nō, sĭsh`ēəm), c.334–c.262 B.C., Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism .
..... Click the link for more information.  was born there.
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