Important Figures

Diagoras of Rhodes – Introducing An Olympic Champion

I think it is common knowledge that the Olympic Games originated in Greece. However, did you know that Diagoras Of Rhodes (full name Diagoras Diagorides, or in Greek Διαγόρας ὁ …

Dieudonné de Gozon: The Epic Saga of the Dragon Slayer

Dieudonné De Gozon, named as the 27th elected Grand Master Of The Order Of The Knights Of Saint John, led the order with distinction. He was the successor to Helion …

Okay, I can hear you all shouting at me “oh come on, no way, a dragon??!!!” I don’t blame you for this at all, but did The Rhodes Dragon really …

Cesare Maria De Vecchi was born on the 14th November in the year 1884 in Casale Monferrato (located in The North West Of Italy). After completing his studies in Law, …

Another important figure to make history on the island of Rhodes was a man by the name of Apostolos Trifonos (also sometimes spelled as Tryphonos and seen as Απόστολος Τρύφωνος in …

Mario Lago was born in Savona (North West Italy) in 1878. He was an Italian Diplomat, Politician, Statesman and Legislator. He played an important role during his time on the …

This story of Diogenis Fanourakis (Διογένης Φανουράκης in Greek) is really touching as some of us often wonder how we would behave when confronted with hostile situations. Would we stand …

As you are most probably aware by now, the island of Rhodes has had its fair share of war in the years gone by. It has had to bear The …

An important figure for the history of Rhodes was a man called Philippe Villiers de l’Isle Adam. Born in the year 1464, he became the 44th Grand Master of The …

When it comes to discussing the history that has taken place in Rhodes, the actions and leadership of Pierre d’Aubusson are very important. Once more, and as with other important …