Rhodes/Ancient Kamerios
This amazing
archaeological site is situated on the west coast and to the
south of Rhodes
Town. Set in a hillside that gives stunning views of the Aegean sea, the smaller neighbouring Islands and the coast of Asia Minor. There was a
thriving community during the 5th century BC. Around two thousand years
ago it was mostly destroyed by an earthquake but it still holds remains from the
6th and 3rd. century BC. and the
remains of one of the best classical Greek
cities. Buried for centuries
below the earth, it was re-discovered
when an ancient Necropolis was stumbled upon on neighbouring hill. Sadly it was
excavated before the time when archaeological sites were scientifically
plotted and recorded as a result as was the case then , much of the
pottery and other artefacts were "looted" and much of it is now in
the British Museum and the
Louvre in France. Although it was
thousands of years ago, The ancients had quite a sophisticated life style as
above the town stood the Acropolis, and a huge reservoir was cut into the soft
rock. This collected over 600 cubic meters of rainwater that ran of of the roof
of the Acropolis. This water was then piped in stone, and later clay pipes down
to the town which also boasted a Public Baths.
In my opinion, this is a place that is worth visiting and to get the best from the experience be prepared to spend several hours there and soak up the history and atmosphere.
