Ο προμαχώνας του Αγίου Γεωργίου, το πιο εξελιγμένο οχύρωμα των Ιωαννιτών ιπποτών στη Ρόδο
Authors: ΚΑΣΔΑΓΛΗ Άννα-Μαρία , ΜΑΝΟΥΣΟΥ-ΝΤΕΛΛΑ Κατερίνα 
Published: October 2015

<p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">Ο</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">προμαχώνας</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">του</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">Αγίου</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">Γεωργίου</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">βρίσκεται</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">στο</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">μέσο</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">της</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">δυτικής</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">πλευράς</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">της</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">ιπποτικής</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">οχύρωσης</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">της</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">πόλης</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">της</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">Ρόδου.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">Η</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">περίπλοξη</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">εξέλιξή</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">του</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">χωρίζεται</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">σε</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">πέντε</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">διακριτές</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">φάσεις:</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">(</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">A</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">)</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">Κεντρικός</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">πύργος</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">και</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">προτείχισμα</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">που</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">καλύπτους</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">άνοιγμα</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">πύλης</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">(περ.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">1382).</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">(</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">B</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">)</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">Προσθήκη</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">προπετάσματος</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">σε</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">σχήμα</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">σπηρουνιού</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">(1437-1461).</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">(Γ)</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">Τροποποίηση</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">του</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">προπετάσματος</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">και</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">άλλα</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">στοιχεία</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">ενισχύουν</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">κατασκευαστικά</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">το</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">οχυρό</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">και</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">προσθέτουν</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">θέσεις</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">για</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">πυροβόλα</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">(1461-1476).</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">(Δ)</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">Ογκώδης</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">εξωτερικός</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">προμαχώνας</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">με</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">πυροβολεία</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">και</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">πλατφόρμα</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">για</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">πυροβόλα</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">περιζώνει</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">το</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">προπέτασμα</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">(1476-1520).</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">(</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">E</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">)</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">Ο</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">προμαχώνας</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">ενισχύεται</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">δομικά</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">και</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">συνδέεται</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">με</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">τον</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">περίδρομο</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">του</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">τείχους</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">της</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">πόλης</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="el-GR">(1529-1521).</span></span></p>