{"id":9067,"date":"2022-09-07T19:32:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T02:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/?p=9067"},"modified":"2022-09-21T18:54:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T01:54:53","slug":"lindus-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/lindus-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindus, Asiana – Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Acropolis of Lindus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most Recent Visit:<\/strong> July 2021<\/p>\n

One of the three ancient city-cities of Rhodes, located on the southeastern coast of the island, Lindus (or Lindos) was, according to myth, founded by Tlepolemus in the 13th<\/sup> century BCE. The son of Heracles and Astoche, Tlepolemus fled to Rhodes after accidentally or intentionally killing his father\u2019s friend, Licymneus. He divided the island up and along with Lindus, also founded Ialysus and Cameirus. The three Rhodian cities along with Cos, Cnidus, and Halicarnassus formed the Dorian Hexapolis, and later the Dorian Pentopolis after Halicarnassus was expelled. Lindus, along with the other two cities of Rhodes, was among the catalogue of ships in the Iliad, led by Tlepolemus, who later meets his death at the hands of Sarpedon.<\/p>\n

Lindus became an important trade center from around the 8th<\/sup> century BCE, particularly with regard to Phoenician trade and was the most prominent and important of the Rhodian cities. The philosopher, poet, and statesman Cleoboulos was born there in the 6th<\/sup> century BCE, sometimes counted among the Seven Sages of Greece. He was an important figure for the city, being linked to building projects such as the construction of fortifications around the acropolis as well as the construction of a temple to Athena Lindia. Lindus is mentioned in passing in Thucydides\u2019 history of the Peloponnesian War, but does not feature in the major action. Toward the end of that conflict, the city of Rhodes is founded in 408 BCE, which drew populations from the three original cities of the island, and formed a unified political entity that left Lindus somewhat declined in importance. The presence of sanctuaries of Athena Lindia and Heracles (which contained an image of the hero painted by Parrhasius) allow the city to retain some standing as a religious pilgrimage site.<\/p>\n

\"REmains<\/a>
REmains of the 3rd century BCE fortifications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lindus came under the hegemony of Rome in 164 BCE, when the island entered into an alliance with the Romans that allowed them to retain some nominal autonomy, though effectively granting Roman control. The Rhodian maritime law, developed at Lindus, would become the basis for Roman maritime law, though it is not completely clear when this happened. The city never again attained its earlier prominence, and doesn\u2019t feature much in the historical record after the founding of the city of Rhodes, but remained a modest population center through antiquity and beyond. Constructions and dedications during the Roman period attest that it was still an important cult center, even if it wasn\u2019t very significant beyond that.<\/p>\n