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Colossus of Rhodes

c. 280–226 BCE · 3rd century BCE · Also known as Colossus of Helios

The Colossus of Rhodes was a bronze statue of the sun god Helios, about 33 metres high, made by Chares of Lindos to celebrate the city's survival of the siege by Demetrius Poliorcetes in 305–304 BCE. Completed around 280 BCE, it was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. An earthquake toppled it around 226 BCE, and its remains lay where they fell for centuries.

Colossus of Rhodes
Image: gravure sur bois de Sidney Barclay numérisée Google · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Colossus of Rhodes. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/colossus-of-rhodes
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