罗德古城 地中海黄金时代的雪泥鸿爪

Medieval City of Rhodes The Vestiges of the Golden Age of the Mediterranean

在历史上，地中海东部被希腊、罗马、拜占庭、奥斯曼等“大一统”文明主宰过。时至今日，我们虽然能够看到一座座多民族国家留下的建筑丰碑及其丰富而耐人寻味的艺术细节，但终究会感叹于大文明所带来的共性面貌，地方性的韵味只能在细微的感知中追寻了，而所留存的遗迹和传说则成为我们去构建前希腊时期罗德岛地域文化世界观的重要线索。

Over the sweep of history, the eastern part of the Mediterranean was successively ruled by ancient empires of Greece, Rome, Byzantine and Ottoman, which have left over a large number of architectural monuments full of rich and appealing artistic features. While they share common scenarios of great civilizations of antiquity, their distinctive charms of local diversity can be only perceived through details. In this sense, remaining sites and legends provide us with important clues to re-construct the outlook on the world as developed in the Island of Rhodes during the pre-Greece period.