| General | | Rhodes is at a crossroads east / west position challenged by an island since the dawn of time. The island was conquered by the Phoenicians, Cretans, Minoans, Dorians, Romans and the Turks, who have all left deep traces of their presence. Rhodes became the capital of the Byzantine island territories and the point of installation of the Knights of St. John after they were expelled from the Holy Land from 1309. The Knights of St. John are at the origin of the construction of the Medieval City of Rhodes. The island then belonged to the Turks (1523-1912), which Italy took. In 1949, the island is linked to Greece. |
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 Mythology | | It all starts, of course, a myth which directly links the golden legend of Rhodes to that of Crete. Rhea, wife of Cronus, the god awful time that devours its children after snatching their son Zeus appetite father says Poseidon, his latest, the Telchines, small gods of fire, came from Crete ’s install Rhodes. They raise Poseidon. It becomes a strong and handsome boy who hastens to the death of his father Cronos, take the trident of the sea gives him Zeus. True to his childhood memories, Poseidon wife Alia, sister of Telchines, which has six son and a daughter that happy parents give the first name of Rhodes. But when Zeus generously distributes the world, entrusting the sea Poseidon, he simply forgets Apollo busy walking the Sun across the sky. In the evening, when he returned to claim his share of Olympus, Zeus, greatly annoyed, looking in the remains of sharing and proposes Rhodes. One day, visiting his land, meets Apollo Sun Rhoda, pretty nymph. |
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 Chronology | | -2800 To -1000 | Bronze Age | | -1700 | The Minoans install sanctuaries Rhodes | | -1600 To -1150 | The Mycenaeans occupied Rhodes | | -1100 | Conquest of the Dorians | | -1000 | The Hexapolis Dorian brings together six U.S. cities | | -550 | The tyrant governs Cleobulus Rhodes | | -490 To -479 | The battles of Marathon and Salamis put an end to the Persian war | | -478 | Delos is the head of the maritime league attic, joined by Rhodes | | -471 To -411 | Maritime Confederation of Athens | | -431 To -404 | Athens is ruined by the Peloponnesian Wars. Rhodes allegiance to Sparta | | -408 | City-states united to found the city of Rhodes which became the capital of the island | | -334 | Rhodes was taken by Alexander | | -331 | Foundation of Alexandria, which became a commercial partner for Rhodes | | -323 To -180 | Hellenistic | | -305 To -304 | Poliorketes the besieging Rhodes attack but fails | | -304 To -292 | Chares of Lindos built the Colossus of Rhodes, statue of 40 meters high dedicated to Helios, the sun god | | -225 | Earthquake | | 42 | The Roman Cassius takes Rhodes and plundered | | 51 AD | St. Paul visited Rhodes | | 155 | Earthquake | | 269 | Rhodes is attacked by the Goths | | 395-1453 | Byzantine period | | 563 | Saracens take control of Rhodes | | To 700 | The Barbarian Invasions | | 1,082 | The Venetians established a trading post at Rhodes | | 1,261 | The Genoese rule Rhodes | | 1309 to 1522 | Rhodes passed to the Knights of St. John | | 1,453 | Beginning of the conquest of Greece by the Turks | | 1,522 | Knights of the Order were defeated by the Ottomans | | 1523 to 1912 | Turkish occupation | | 1821 to 1827 | Greek War of Independence | | 1911 to 1912 | Rhodes is linked to Italy by the Treaty of Lausanne | | 1943 to 1945 | Fall of Mussolini, the Germans occupied Rhodes | | 1,947 | The Dodecanese islands back to Greece | | 1,967 | The junta of colonels | | 1,974 | End of the junta | | 1,981 | Victory of PASOK, Socialist Party | | 1,990 | Fall of PASOK | | 1,993 | Re-election of PASOK | | 1996 | Kostas Simitis, Prime Minister |
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