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While the Peloponnesian War was still in progress the Rhodians decided to found a new town and so the three largest towns on the island joined together to create a new one. Thus at the initiative of Dorieas, son of the Olympic victor Diagoras, the new capital was established on the northeastern tip of the island and given the name of Rhodes. Its founding, in 408 B.C. proved to be a landmark in the history of island. The town was sometimes under the influence of Athens or Sparta until the role of Macedonian in Greek affairs came to the fore.
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Eastern Europe
