Lindos
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Lindos is an archaeological site, a fishing village and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality
Aerial view of Lindos
The acropolis
Rhodian trireme
View to the Acropolis
Acropolis
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An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typica
Lindos
…overlaid by a large fortress built on the acropolis by the Knights of St John to defend the island against the Ottomans. Above the modern town rises the acropolis of Lindos, a natural citadel which was fortified successively by the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Knights of St John and the Ottomans. This…
Acropolis of Athens in Athens, Greece
Acropolis of Lindos, on the island of Rhodes, Greece
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