Cyprus
Cyprus is a small mediterranean island, and features in Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines. It places to major cities: Limassol and Kyrenia. It was ruled by Isaac Comnenus, until Richard the Lionheart conquered it and sold it to the Templar order.
Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
After King Richard the Lionheart defeated Isaac Comnenus, he claimed the island of Cyprus for his own. Soon after though, he sold the island to the new Grand Master of the Templars, Armand Bouchart. Armand's reason for buying this island was just because there was a sacred archive that held sacred artifacts that he wanted in his possession. Armand sent his men to Cyprus, where he made his way to the archive and shipped all the artifacts out of the place. Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad killed him, other major Templar leaders, and located the Archive. His action lead to the Cypriots liberation from the Templars.
Assassin's Creed II
When Ezio assassinates Dante Moro, Dante tells him that the Templars are going to Cyprus to recover the Piece of Eden. Two years later, the Templars returned to Venice with the Piece of Eden, Ezio fought The Spaniard to recover the Apple and found out about all the other Assassins.