Lindos

Lindos is an archaeological site in the Dodecanese, Greece [1]. According to myth, Lindos was founded by the Dorians led by the king Tlepolemus of Rhodes, who arrived in about the 10th century BC [1]. It was one of six Dorian cities in the area known as the Dorian Hexapolis [1]. The eastern location of Rhodes made it a natural meeting place between the Greeks and the Phoenicians, and by the 8th century Lindos was a major trading centre [1]. The importance of Lindos declined after the founding of the city of Rhodes in the late 5th century BC [1]. In classical times the acropolis of Lindos was dominated by the massive temple of Athena Lindia, which attained its final form in around 300 BC [1]. Excavations were carried out at Lindos in the years 1900 to 1914 by the Carlsberg Institute of Denmark [1]. The acropolis site was excavated down to bedrock and the foundations of all the buildings were uncovered [1].