Rhodes Fortress, 1915
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Christianity was introduced to Rhodes by Paul and the island was incorporated into the Byzantine empire in 297 CE. Throughout the Byzantine period Rhodes was attacked by various sides, both Muslim and Christian. Muawiyah I raided Rhodes in 653, taking away the remaining pieces of the Colossus to sell as scrap metal, and he finally occupied the island in 672.
