Colossus of Helius
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The Colossus of Helius was a colossal statue of the Sun, formerly located at Rhodes. It was seventy cubits in height and was the work of Chares the Lindian. The statue was thrown down by an earthquake fifty-six years after it was erected.
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 24
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Strabo and Pliny the Elder.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The best of these are, first, the Colossus of Helius, of which the author of the iambic verse says, "seven times ten cubits in height, the work of Chares the Lindian"; but it now lies on the ground, having been thrown down by an earthquake and broken at the knees.”
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