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Byzantine Monuments in Rhodes. 330AD - 1309AD
During the early Christian period Rhodes belonged to the Byzantine Empire . Rhodes was an important Byzantine trading port, and a crossroads for ships sailing between Constantinople and Alexandria . It was also an important Byzantine military base.
The Byzantine fortified walls of Rhodes (7th c. -13th c.) divided the town into two sections:
- The Acropolis (later the Grand-Masters' Palace) and the Upper Town which is the surrounding area of the acropolis (later the Collachio).
- The Lower Town (later the Burgum). Today parts of this fortification survive mostly in the Collachio, incorporated into later structures. Rhodes city had a great number of churches, among them some basilicas of impressive dimensions.
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The thirteenth century Byzantine Church of St Mary (Panagia tou Kastrou or Virgin of the Fort), which later became the first cathedral of the Knights.
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Byzantine church of St Constantine and Helen 12th - 13th c.
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The clock tower stands on the site of the original north-west tower of the internal fortifications of the Collachium, (former Byzantine fortifications).
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Early Christian Byzantine church of Archangel Michael.
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Byzantine church of St. Spyridon of 13th c (which is converted to mosque during the Ottoman era).
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Byzantine church of St Nicholas Fundukli 15th c, at the foot of the mountain Profitis Ilias.
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We have little information concerning the Byzantine period. The restoration work of the Italians neglected surviving buildings in favor of the Knights period.
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