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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Rhodes
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A Turkish island in the Mediterranean, 12 m. distant from the SW, coast of Asia Minor, area 49 m. by 21 m.; mountainous and woody; has a fine climate and a fertile soil, which produces fruit in abundance, also some grain; it is ill developed, and has a retrogressive population, most of whom are Greeks; sponges, chief export; figures considerably in ancient classic history; was occupied by the Knights Hospitallers of St. John for more than two centuries, and was taken from them by the Turks in 1523.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rhodes'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/rhodes.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rhodes'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/rhodes.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.