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Rhodes

Rhodes. Bernadette Babin, Sam Boardman, Christine Loughery, && Lauren Castaldi. !. god of Rhodes. Helios- god of sun and protector - Citizens of Rhodes built a giant statue in his honor. -statue was completed in 280 B.C. -it stood 32 meters high

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Rhodes

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  1. Rhodes Bernadette Babin, Sam Boardman, Christine Loughery, && Lauren Castaldi. !

  2. god of Rhodes • Helios- god of sun and protector - Citizens of Rhodes built a giant statue in his honor. -statue was completed in 280 B.C. -it stood 32 meters high -considered one of the seven wonders of the world -statue stood for 50 years -it was destroyed in an earthquake

  3. One of the largest islands in the Aegean Sea • Population 130.000 peoples • Many popular Greek movies are filmed in Greece • Town in Rhodes is divided into new town and old town • In 322 B.C Rhodes was connected with Alexander the Great’s empire • Knights occupied Rhodes around 1307 and accomplished their mission in 1310. They strengthened the city leaving the Great walls that are up to this day, behind. • Rhodes once belonged to the Turks in 1522 until 1912 until Italy took over

  4. Known for • Rhodes has the oldest tourist history in Greece • the famous Colossus of Rhodes, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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