Cameirus
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Cameirus was one of the principal ancient cities of Rhodes, known for its strategic location and role in the island’s early political and military history.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
polis ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culture | Dorian Greek ⓘ |
| currentStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| declineCause | earthquakes ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Athena Kameiras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Dorians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy | Italian archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsStart | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hellenistic houses
ⓘ
acropolis ⓘ agora ⓘ harbour ⓘ lower town ⓘ public buildings ⓘ temples ⓘ water supply system ⓘ |
| hasRemainsFrom |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary | sanctuary of Athena Kameiras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
role in early military history of Rhodes ⓘ role in early political history of Rhodes ⓘ strategic location ⓘ well‑planned urban layout ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Dodecanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern village of Kalavarda ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOf | three ancient cities of Rhodes ⓘ |
| overlooks | west coast of Rhodes ⓘ |
| partOf | island of Rhodes ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
member of the Rhodian state
ⓘ
participant in regional alliances ⓘ |
| region | South Aegean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sisterCity |
Ialysus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lindus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeStatus | part of the Medieval City of Rhodes and surrounding monuments tentative listing ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.