Rhodes was home to many snakes in ancient Greece antiquity. Rhodes is a small island with a long history. It has been in a strategic position since earliest times.

They hung on in Rhodes and the Dodecanese for another two hundred years, and were ousted by Suleiman I on New Year’s Day in 1523, after an expensive siege of six months’ duration.

Map below shows areas in Rhodes affected by raging wildfires: In Corfu, approximately 2,466 individuals were evacuated overnight, Yannis Artopios, a spokesperson for the fire department said.

A large wildfire tearing through the Greek island of Rhodes forced thousands of tourists to flee their hotels in what Greek officials said was the largest evacuation effort in the country’s history.

Take a break from ancient Greece and turn a page to the era of the Crusades in Rhodes. Before you go off exploring the rest of the island, spend a day or two in the cosmopolitan city of Rhodes.

Air temperatures over the past week have exceeded 40°C in many parts of Greece. In addition to Rhodes, wildfires are also burning near Athens and on the island of Corfu.

Fischer von Erlach, Joseph Emanuel, The Colossus of Rhodes. The Olympian Jupiter. The Dianen Temple at Ephes, 1801 (1693-1742). Photo: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images.

The family flew out of Rhodes on Sunday. Tourists are evacuated as huge wildfire rages across Greece's Rhodes island on July 22, 2023. Lefty Damian/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images ...

Standing for a little more than 50 years in the third century B.C., Rhodes’s titanic statue of Helios made a colossal impact on Western art, history, and imagination.

Air temperatures over the past week have exceeded 40°C in many parts of Greece. In addition to Rhodes, wildfires are also burning near Athens and on the island of Corfu.