city state · Iberia

Rhode

400 BCE – 195 BCE (approx.) · capital Rhode

A small Greek colony at Roses on the Catalan coast, linked to Emporion and Massalia, whose silver coins bore a rose.

Origins

Ancient writers credited Rhode to settlers from Rhodes, but archaeology shows a Greek settlement founded in the 5th to 4th century BCE, probably by Massalia or nearby Emporion, on the Gulf of Roses in north-east Catalonia.

Rule and society

Rhode was a small Greek trading town with its own pottery workshops. In the 3rd century BCE it minted silver drachms showing a rose, a pun on its name, widely copied in southern Gaul. Excavations in the Ciutadella of Roses have uncovered its houses and streets.

Decline and legacy

During the north-eastern revolt of 195 BCE Rhode was held against Rome and was captured by Cato. It continued as a small town under Roman rule, later giving its name to Roses.

Lineage

RhodeHispania Citerior 197 BCE – 27 BCE

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rhode. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/rhode
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