As well as No. African history, it is important to study the islands of the Med sea, regardless of which belongs to whom right now.............Napoleon, of France, was actually born on Corsica, not the main continent of Europe, which is the big French island directly north of Sardinia, of Italy............he died there in prison, after finally being defeated by the Iron Duke, the Duke of Wellington.........who dedicated a garden to the Spanish, in So. Spain..in the Arabic built Alhambra....

Rhodes Ρόδος
Palace of the Grand Master in the city of Rhodes
Location
Rhodes
Coordinates	36°10′N 28°0′E
Location within the region [show]
Government
Country:	Greece
Administrative region:	South Aegean
Regional unit:	Rhodes
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1]
Municipality
- Population:	115,490
- Area:	1,407.9 km2 (544 sq mi)
- Density:	82 /km2 (212 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max):	0–1,216 m ­(0–3990 ft)
Postal code:	85x xx
Telephone:	2241, 2244, 2246
Auto:	ΡΟ
Website
www.rhodes.gr

Rhodes (Greek: Ρόδος, Ródos [ˈroðos]) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of land area and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Rhodes.^[2] The city of Rhodes had 50,636 inhabitants in 2011. It is located northeast of Crete, southeast of Athens and just off the Anatolian coast ofTurkey. Rhodes' nickname is The island of the Knights, named after the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who once conquered the land.^[3]

Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodeshas been declared a World Heritage Site. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe.^[4][5][6][7]