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Description Kamiros is on the North Western side of Rhodes close To the promontory of Agios Minas (the Ancient Mylantio). Kamiros is one of the ancient cities of Rhodes built about 3000 years ago, around the 7th century BC. You can still see the remains of a very rich and advanced civilization that existed such a long time ago. This is a must visit site for every archaeologist and history lover. This village was one of the three large Doric cities of the island, which united with Ialyssos and Lindos in the 5th century B.C. to create the powerful city of Rhodes. Although it was established by the Dorians, is seems like the first inhabitants of the area must have been Achaeans, as the ruins of an ancient Mycenaean necropolis close to the village of Kalovarda reveal. Kameitos was basically an agricultural society which produced oil, wine and figs. During the city's golden era of the 6th century, it was the first Rhodian city to cut its own coins.
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