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Definition of Rhodians

Rhodian
Rhodian Rho"di*an, a. [L. Rhodius: cf. F. rhodien.] Of or pertaining to Rhodes, an island of the Mediterranean. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Rhodes.

Meaning of Rhodians from wikipedia

- finest sailors in the Mediterranean world: “If we have ten Rhodians, we have ten ships.” The Rhodians also established their dominance on the s****s of Caria...
- parts of it were preserved. In accordance with the Oracle of Delphi, the Rhodians did not rebuild it. John Malalas wrote that Hadrian in his reign re-erected...
- Ancient Rhodian coinage refers to the coinage struck by an independent Rhodian polity during classical and ****enistic eras. The Rhodians also controlled...
- "On the Liberty of the Rhodians" (Ancient Gr****: Ὑπὲρ τῆς Ροδίων ἐλευθερίας) is one of the first political orations of the prominent Athenian statesman...
- The Rhodian Peraea or Peraia (Ancient Gr****: ἡ τῶν Ῥοδίων περαία, lit. 'peraia of the Rhodians') was the name for the southern coast of the region of Caria...
- prominent Carthaginian who was probably nicknamed 'the Rhodian' for his skill as a sailor – the Rhodians were famously skilled seamen. During the First Punic...
- conflict that earlier pitted the Rhodians and the King of Pergamon against King Philip V of Macedonia. The Rhodians were first defeated at the naval Battle...
- Hannibal attacked the Rhodian fleet docked in the mouth of Eurymedon River. After overcoming some initial confusion, the Rhodians executed the diekplous...
- the researchers attributed the juridical collections "Farmer's Law", "Rhodian Sea Law" and "Military Laws" to Leo III the Isaurian. The structure of...
- sympathized with the Rhodians, and this attitude existed even in Macedonia. Demetrius brought an army of roughly 40,000 men, whilst the Rhodians had a force of...