Byzantine fortifications and “magna et communis platea” in the medieval town of Rhodes
Abstract
The integration of the Εarly Byzantine fortified acropolis of Rhodes in the neuralgic area between the two central ports of the ancient town was a turning point in the subsequent evolution of the urban fabric. In the unbuilt zone (“terra deserta”) of the southern land wall of the castle, outside the main gate to the suburbs that were finally included in the fortified town of the early 13th century, the main commercial axis leading to the medieval commercial area and the port was developed and evolved as a “magna et communis platea” in the capital town of the Knights of Saint John.
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ΜΑΝΟΥΣΟΥ-ΝΤΕΛΛΑ (Katerina MANOUSSOU-NTELLA) Κ. (2023). Byzantine fortifications and “magna et communis platea” in the medieval town of Rhodes. Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, 43, 125–142. https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.34376
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