The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue of the Greek god Helios, erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos, a student of sculptor Lysippos, between 292 and 280 B.C.E. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Before its destruction from an earthquake, the Colossus of Rhodes stood 70 cubits tall, around 110 feet, making it the tallest statue of the ancient world.
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- The idea for the Colossus of Rhodes originated in the aftermath of a failed invasion by the Macedonian ruler Demetrius Poliorcetes in 305 BCE.
- Archaeologist Ursula Vedder postulates that the Colossus was not located in the harbour area at all, but rather was part of the Acropolis of Rhodes...
- The colossus of Rhodes was a gigantic statue located near the port of the city of Rhodes, the main town of the island of the same name.
- ...or thing of enormous size, importance or ability; the word in this sense is recorded from the early 17th century, and derives from the Colossus of Rhodes.
- The Greek giant to which Lazarus referred was the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
- The Colossus of Rhodes was a gigantic 33-metre-high bronze statue of the sun god Helios which stood by the harbour of that city from c. 280 BCE.
- The Colossus of Rhodes is a testament to the engineering of the ancient world and the mixture of art and religion during the Hellenic period.
- Colossus of Rhodes, colossal statue of the sun god Helios that stood in the ancient Greek city of Rhodes and was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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- Why Was the Colossus of Rhodes Built? The city of Rhodes, located on the island of Rhodes, had been under siege for a year.
