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Rhodes
A town on the island of Rhodes and the capital of the Dodecanese
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A french town situated in Moselle department, Lorraine
An island of the Dodecanese, Greece, in the Aegean Sea
An island of southeast Greece in the Aegean Sea off southwest Turkey. It is the largest of the Dodecanese Islands and was colonized by Dorians from Argos before 1000 that was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The modern city has a population of 40,392. British financier and colonizer who became prime minister of Cape Colony in 1890 but was forced to resign in 1896 after attempting to overthrow the Boer regime in the Transvaal. He later helped colonize the territory now called Zimbabwe. a large Greek island near the coast of Turkey. In ancient times Rhodes was famous because of the Colossus of Rhodes, and now it is a popular place for tourists. Greek Ródhos Island of Greece. It is the largest island of the Dodecanese group and the most easterly in the Aegean Sea. Its main city, Rhodes (pop., 2001: 53,709), lies at the northern tip of the island. The earliest known settlers were the Dorians 1000 BC. During the Classical period the island's affiliations vacillated between Athens, Sparta, and Persia in attempts to preserve a balance of power. A devastating earthquake 225 BC destroyed the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In the medieval period Rhodes was occupied by the Byzantines, Muslims, and Knights of St. John (see Knights of Malta). The knights converted the island into a fortress and held it for two centuries until 1523, when the Turks took control. In 1912 it was taken from Turkey by Italy, and in 1947 it was awarded by treaty to Greece. A year-round tourist industry has brought prosperity to the island. Apollonius of Rhodes Rhodes scholarship Rhodes Alexandre de Rhodes Cecil John Rhodes Colossus of
{i} large Greek island in the Aegean Sea; major port city on the island of Rhodes (Greece)