For the next 300 years , Cyprus was ruled jointly by both the Arabs and the Byzantines as a condominium , despite the nearly constant warfare between the two parties on the mainland and the collected taxes were divided among the Arabs and the Emperor .
For the next 300 years , Cyprus was ruled jointly by both the Caliphate and the Byzantines as a condominium , despite the nearly constant warfare between the two parties on the mainland . 
 The collected taxes were divided among the Arabs and the Emperor .