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History of Rhodes
1500 B.C. The Mycenanean Greeks conquer the island ,starting from Argos ,Peleponese,crable of purely Greek people.
1100 B.C. The Rhodians Greeks under the mythical ancestor Tlepolemos,Settled in Rhodes.They established three major cities-states: Ialyssos, Lindos, and Kamiros. Those three citys-states over our the island ,have been constantly revealing, yesterday and today,trought three thousand years,and Greek creation over our blessed island
700 B.C.Those three commercial and maritime,both Greek and civilized cities, founded the Doric Exapolis,which was the first E.E.C. within Europian boundaries.
650 B.C. In Lindos.,Cleovoulos,one of the Seven Wise Men of ancient Greece ,is born
600 B.C. The Lindians created colonies in the Mediterranean sea and the Aegean, illuminating it with the Greek light and the Greek Thinking and Creation.
491 B.C. The Persians conquered the island of Rhodes but not Lindos and her well know Acropolis.protected by Lindian Athena
480 B.C. Rhodian soldiers participated with 40 ships in the Batlle of Salamina.Greece is saved again from it's enemies thus continuing it;s God-pleasing civilizing work.
479 B.C. The Rhodians accede to the Athenian alliance,in this way all the Greeks united the miracle of the so-called classical Greece and the triumph of Greek Art ,Philosophy,Satuary Sculpture and pottery
464 B.C.The Ialyssian athlete Diagoras, wins a glorious victory and Pindar,the poet,dedicates a poem to his honour, inscribed with golden letters and placed inside the temple of Lindian Athena.
408 B.C.The people of Ialyssos,Camiros and Lindos founded one single city:RHODES,where all administration was established.
305 B.C.Demetrius besieged Rhodes and Failed.
293 B.C.The Collossus of Rhodes is being erected,one of the 7 Wonders of the Word
227 B.C.A terrible earthquake destroyed the city of Rodos and the Collossus
42 B.C. The Roman Casius destroyed the island and the city .
807 A.D. The Selttzouks, a nomadic and warlike people,invaded against the inhabitants of Rhodes.New sufferings, battles,fights for Greeks and Hellenism.
1191 A.D. Ritcard Lionheart, King of England, invaded Rhodes,snatched goods, animals and money and recruted Rhodian sailors.
1204 A.D. That was the time of the 4th crusade. The crusadors,besieged and took the island by force.New lamentations,new battles,for the land to remain Greek and for the people to remain defenders of Peace and Hellinism.
1161 A.D. Rhodes was typically re-established under the jurisdiction of the Byzantium
1309 A.D. The land owner of our city and our island Viniolo Viinioli ,sold Rhodes and the Rhodians to the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem.
1522 A.D. The Knights left. Rhodes and the Agarene Muslims settled on the island, in the city and the houses of the Greek orthodox people.
1912 A.D. The Agarenes left and the Italians came until 1943
1943 A.D. The Italians lost power over the Dodecanese and the Germans ruled over the people and the land
1945 A.D. The Germans gave the Dodecanese, over the Allies.
1947 A.D. Rhodes and the Dodecanese were free and the people celebrated the victory of Greece and the Hellenic Civilization.
1948 A.D. Rhodes and the Dodecanese ,constitute the jewel of Europe and the cornerstone of European and world civilization.