Rhodes
Rhodes names 7 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Rhodes the capital of the island of Rhodes
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
the capital of the island of Rhodes, situated at its N. E. extremity. It is defended by towers about 800 feet distant from each other, while in the center of the mole there is a square bastion 120 feet high. Rhodes presents at present very few vestiges of its ancient grandeur; its streets are narrow and reg winding, and devoid of elegance larity. It has two good harbors, separated only by a mole running obliquely out into the sea. The principal manufactures are red leather and shoes. It was at the entrance to the harbor of this city that stood the celebrated COLOSSUS OF RHODES (q. v.). Pop. about 3,000. About half are Greeks; the rest Turks and Jews. The ancient Rhodes was taken possession of by a branch of the Doric race, who held it at the time of the Trojan War, 1184 b. c. It was of small political importance among the states of Greece till the city of Rhodes was built and made the capital of the island, 408 Pom- B. C. In the war between Cæsar and pey, the Rhodians, who had long held supremacy at sea, took part with the former 50 b. c.; and continuing their aid to Cassius, were defeated by the Romans and completely subjugated, 42 B. c. They then held their liberties by the caprice of the emperors, and their city was made, by Constantine I., the metropolis of the taken Provincia Insularum in 330. It was by Chosroes II., King of Persia, in 316; 651; and by the by the Saracens in Knights of St. John, Aug. 15, 1309. Moineffectually hammed II. besieged it in 1480, and the Sultan Solyman I. compelled vigorous siege it to capitulate after a and brave defense that lasted from June to December, 1522. An earthquake which occurred in Rhodes, April 22, 1863, destroyed 2,000 houses, and swallowed up thousands or otherwise killed and wounded of the inhabitants. South
Rhodes CECIL JOHN, a African statesman
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CECIL JOHN, a African statesman; born July 5, 1853. He was the fifth son of the vicar of Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and after attending the local grammar school was sent for his health to Natal, where his brother was a planter. He subsequently went to the Kimberley diamond diggings; there he soon became conspicuous and amassed a fortune. He came back to England and entered at Oriel College, Oxford, and though his residence was cut short by ill-health, he ultimately took his degree. He entered the Cape House of Assembly as member for Barkly. In 1884 General Gordon asked him to go with him to Khartum as secretary; but Rhodes had just taken office in the Cape ministry, and decided to remain in South Africa. He sent $50,000 to Mr. Parnell to CECIL JOHN RHODES forward the cause of Irish Home Rule. In 1890 he became prime minister of Cape had be- Colony; but even before this he come a ruling spirit in the extension of British territory, and in securing the South African charter for the British Company. His policy may be described as ultimate establishment of a federal South African dominion under the British flag, and, as one of the first steps toward flag, the accomplishment of this scheme, he was an earnest advocate of the construction of a railroad "from Cairo to the Cape." He died in Cape Town, South Africa, March 26, 1902. In his will Mr. Rhodes left about $10,000,000 to found a number of three-year scholarships tenable at Oxford, England. The income for each scholarship was $1,500 a year, and two were offered to every State and Territory in the American Union, to every English-speaking colony; while five were set apart for students of German descent. See RHODESIA.
Rhodes CHARLES DUDLEY, an American military officer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CHARLES DUDLEY, an American military officer, born at Delaware, Ohio, in 1865. He was educated 'at the George Washington University, and the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1889. After having been appointed in the same year 2nd lieutenant in the 7th Cavalry, he successively rose through the various ranks, to major-general major-general in 1918. He served in the Sioux Indian Campaign of 1890-1, in the Spanish-American War, in the Boxer (China) Relief Expedition, in the Philippine Islands (1900-1903), and in the World War, in which he commanded the 157th Field Artillery Brigade during the Aisne-Marne, the St. Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne offensives. Later he commanded the 42nd and 34th Divisions, served as chief of the American section of the Permanent Interallied Armistice Commission (1918- 19), and as commanding general of Base Section 2 at Bordeaux, France. In 1919-20 he was in command of the General Staff College. From 1903 to 1906, and again from 1909 to 1912, he was assigned to duty with the General Staff Corps, and from 1914 to 1917 commanded the Mounted Service Schools. He was awarded the D. S. M. and was made a Knight Commander of the Bath, and a Commander of the Legion of Honor. He wrote and lectured extensively on military subjects.
Rhodes an island in the Mediterranean
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
an island in the Mediterranean, formerly appertaining to Asiatic Turkey, near the coast of Asia Minor; is 40 miles long, with a breadth of 21 CAPZYTE COIN OF RHODES miles at its widest point; area, 570 square miles; pop. about 50,000. It is traversed by a range of mountains, on which grow forests of pine, in great request for shipbuilding. Beneath this range rises a tract of lower hills, on which a species of the vine is largely cultivated, which produces the perfumed wine so much praised by the ancients. The tract beneath forms the greatest portion of the island, and, sloping gradually down to the sea, is watered by numerous streams, which renders it capable of producing the most luxuriant crops. A great part of the island is uncultivated, but it yields corn, olives, pomegranates, lemons, wine, wax, honey and figs. The manufactures are silk, shoes, red leather, and umber. Its exports are wax, honey, figs, and other fruits. Imports-colonial produce, woolens, iron, nails, shot, soap, cordage, hardware, coal, horses, cattle, carpets, and corn. By the terms of the Treaty of Peace with Turkey, Rhodes was assigned to Italy.
Rhodes rodz, an island of the Aegean Sea
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
rodz, an island of the Aegean Sea. It lies about ten miles distant from the southeast coast of Asia Minor . Historically, the island belonged to one or the other of the cities of Greece, but it is now a Turkish possession. Rhodes has always been famous for a fine, mild climate, a fertile soil, and a great variety of the finest fruits, vegetables, and other products. At the present time, exports of olives, figs, pomegranates, sponges, and olive oil amount to about $1,000,000 a year. The present population is about 30,000. Two-thirds are Greeks, the rest are Turks and Jews. The city of Rhodes at the northeastern extremity of the island is noted in history. The island was held by Athens, Sparta, and Alexander successively. It passed with Asia Minor under Roman rule. It was taken by the Arabs in 661. During the Crusades the city was occupied by the Knights of St. John who converted it into a strongly fortified post. See Colossus
Rhodes JAMES FORD, an American historian
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JAMES FORD, an American historian; born in Cleveland, O., May 1, 1848. He was educated at the Universities of New York and Chicago; spent some years in study abroad, and engaged in business till 1891. He wrote "History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850" (new ed. 1906); "Historical Essays" (1909); "History of the Civil War" (1917); "History of the United States, 1877-1896" (1919), etc. He was awarded the Loubat Prize from Berlin Academy of Science, 1901; gold medal National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1910; Pulitzer Prize, Columbia University, 1918; and many honorary degrees from American and foreign universities. He was an ex-president of the American Historical Society and a member of many domestic and foreign societies.
Rhodes HARRISON (GARFIELD)
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
HARRISON (GARFIELD), an American author, born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1871. He was educated at Harvard, and for a number of years was actively engaged in the publishing business, both in this country and in Eng- • land. Besides many stories and articles in magazines, he also wrote "The Lady and the Ladder" (1906); "Charles Edward" (1907); "The Flight to Eden" (1907); "In Vacation America" (1915). his plays were "Modern Marriage," "The Whirl of Society," "Ruggles of Red Gap," "The Willow Tree" (with Benrimo), "A Gentleman from Mississippi," "An Old New Yorker," and "Mr. Barnum," the last three with Thomas A. Wise.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
When Collier's wrote these entries in 1921 the island of Rhodes had "formerly" belonged to Asiatic Turkey; Italy, which had seized it in 1912, was confirmed in possession by the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 and held it until the Dodecanese passed to Greece in 1947. The town Collier's found "devoid of elegance," with about 3,000 people making red leather and shoes, is now a Greek city of some tens of thousands living largely off tourism, and its Knights' quarter was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988. Cecil John Rhodes still dominates the page, but not as the empire-builder Collier's admired: his scholarships continue at Oxford, opened to women in 1977 and long since extended beyond the white Anglophone world he had in mind, while the Rhodes Must Fall campaign from 2015 made his statues and his name subjects of public dispute in Cape Town and at Oriel College. Of the rest, Major-General Charles Dudley Rhodes, fresh from the Meuse-Argonne when this was written, is now remembered only by military historians.
Written for this edition, 2026.