The acropolis of Rhodes dominated the western and highest part of the city. It did not have a fortified character like the old citadels. It was a monumental zone with Sanctuaries, large temples, public buildings and underground places of worship. The buildings were built in steps at different
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On the southeast side of the island is the community of Lindos which was built on the ruins of the ancient city. The ancient amphitheater is located, carved into a rock, on the southwest side of the Acropolis of Lindos, under the temple of the goddess Athena. Parts of the hollow (5 stands out of 9)
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On the hill of Monte Smith (or Agios Stefanos), at an altitude of 111 m, on the upper Acropolis of the island, was the ancient city of Rhodes. The English admiral Cindy Smith gave his name to the hill in 1802, when he installed his observatory on the site to control the action of Napoleon's fleet
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The ancient Stadium (or Stadium of Diagoras) is located on the hill of Agios Stefanos, near the ancient theater. It dates back to the Hellenistic years (3rd or 2nd century BC), a time when the Alia were held, great sports competitions in honor of the god Helios (or Alios) i.e. Apollo, the patron
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Ialyssos has retained the name of the ancient city since the 5th century BC and is of great interest due to the many historical monuments and archaeological finds that have been discovered there. The ancient city of Ialyssos was one of the three powerful city-states of classical Rhodes. Its citadel
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Ancient Kameiros is one of the three ancient cities of Rhodes. It is located on the northwest side of the island near the cape of Agios Minas and is built according to the Hippodamian system on three levels. It consists of the acropolis on the hill, the settlement on the second level and lower down
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The citadel of ancient Lindos is located at the top of a vertical rock above the sea, while next to the cliff, there are the ruins of the temple from the 4th century and the sanctuary of Lindia Athena. At this point, figurines from the 8th century, many bases of statues from the Hellenistic Era,
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In the Upper Acropolis of the ancient city, parts of the temple of Pythian Apollo, as well as the temples of Poliada Athena and Polieus Zeus, are preserved. Apollo received the name Pythios, when he killed - while he was an infant - Python, the chthonic deity with a snake body who guarded the Oracle
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The temple of Atavyrios Zeus was probably built in the Hellenistic period. The legend attributes it to Althaimenis from Crete, son of Katreas. References to the temple are made by Diodorus the Sicilian and Pindar. Today there are ruins enclosed in a wall of boulders. Source: Municipality of Rhodes
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In the Medieval city near the north-eastern walls, between the current commercial port and Mandraki, is the ancient Temple of Limenia Aphrodite which dates back to the 3rd BC. century. The temple is of small dimensions, vestibule and "en parastasi" (i.e. with columns in front and between the
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The temple of Erethymion Apollo was probably built in the Hellenistic period. The legend attributes it to Althaimenis from Crete, son of Katreas. References to the temple are made by Diodorus the Sicilian and Pindar. Today there are ruins enclosed in a wall of boulders. Source: Municipality of
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