Rhodes, undated drawing
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Human settlement on Rhodes can be traced back to the Neolithic period, but the first major signs of civilization come from the Minoan period after the 16th century BCE. Control of Rhodes changed hands several times over the centuries: Achaeans, Dorians, Persians, Athenians, Alexander the Great, the Ptolemies, Rome, and more. Rhodes is most famous for a massive statue of the sun god, Helios, known as the Colossus of Rhodes.
