Dodecanese

The Dodecanese have been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the oldest historic period, they formed part of the Minoan civilization for several millennia. Following the downfall of the Minoans, the islands were ruled by the Achaeans from circa 1400 BC, until the arrival of the Dorians circa 1100 BC. It is in the Dorian period that they began to prosper as an independent entity, developing a thriving economy and culture through the following centuries. By the early Archaic Period Rhodes and Kos emerged as the major islands in the group, and in the 6th century BC the Dorians founded three major cities on Rhodes (Lindos, Kameiros and Ialyssos); together with the island of Kos and the cities of Knidos and Halicarnassos on the mainland of Asian Minor, these made up the Dorian Hexapolis.

Minoan civilization: The Minoans were a pre-Hellenic Bronze Age civilization in Crete in the Aegean Sea, prior to Helladic or Mycenaean culture (i.e. well before what we know as Classical Greece). Their civilization flourished from approximately 3000 to 1450 BC....

Achaeans: :This article is about the ancient people of the Achaeans. See Achaea (MUD) for the MUD created by Iron Realms Entertainment....

1400 BC: REDIRECT 1409?1400 BC...

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Aerial View over Yalos Symi Dodecanese Islands Greek Islands Greece Europe

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Blue Doors and Bougainvillea Koskinou Village Rhodes Dodecanese Islands Greece