Description of the history of Rhodes on canvas, full of details, measuring 24 meters width and 3 meters height. Click on the small pictures to view a larger one. Painting no 1: The birth of Rhodes, size 6 x 3 meters. From Pindaros at his 7th ode of the mythology. Zeus is giving the island of Rhodes to Apollon. Painting no 2: The first inhabitants of Rhodes - the telchinians. Painting size 2,5 x 3 meters.             Rhodes B.C. was devided in three states, size 2 x 3 meters Painting no 3: Ialyssos Painting no 4: Kamiros Painting no 5: Lindos (Cleovolos) Painting no 6: Immigration of the dorian people in 1100 B.C. There leader was Tlipolemos. Painting size 3 x 3 meters. Painting no 7: Military commander Demetrios attempt to besiege Rhodes (poleorkitis) in 305 - 304 B.C. Painting size 4 x 3 m Painting no 8: The knights of the Johaniter Order in Rhodes. They were French, English, Spanish and Italian. In the years 1309 - 1522. 4 x 3 m Painting no 9: The city of Rhodes is built in the year of 408 B.C. 4 x 3 m Rhodes today. Surrealistic allegory: the deer is one of the symbols of Rhodes. The myth tells that the deers killed all the snakes and saved the island. Here, however, the snakes try to kill the deer like some leaders today are destroying the island. (Laokoon) The originals of the black-and-white pictures are in colours. Links: http://www.onrhodes.com/history/history1.htm http://www.faliraki-info.com/historirhodes.htm