The island of Kalymnos experienced a similar history with the rest of the islands that form the group called Dodecanese. Kalymnos has been inhabited since the pre-Minoan times.
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After the death
of Alexander the After the death of Alexander the Great, one of its successors, Ptolemy I of Egypt, took control of all the islands of the Dodecanese.
The inhabitants of the group were the first Greeks to convert to Christianity because Saint Paul and Saint John made a stop there to preach their faith.
During the Early Byzantine times Kalymnos was flourishing, like all the other islands of the group, but by the 7th century AD, the |
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The Turkish rule followed in
1522 and ended in 1912, when the Italians took their place.
When the Italians surrendered, the Germans and the British fought to take control over the islands of the Dodecanese, causing great damages and sufferings among the population.
Kalymnos was united to the newly built Greek State with the rest of the Dodecanese in 1947. |
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