Upon receiving news of the devastating Persian defeat at the Battle of Issus , the Cypriot kingdoms defected to the Macedonians assembling at Sidon in the middle of May 332 .
The Cypriots and Phoenicians formed the core of the Persian navy in the Mediterranean consisting of 400 ships .
Upon receiving news of the devastating Persian defeat at the Battle of Issus , the Cypriots kingdoms defected to the Macedonians assembling at Sidon in the middle of May 332 .
The Cypriots and Phoenicians formed the core of the Persian navy in the Mediterranean consisting of 400 ships .