![]() According the chronicles of Theophanies the Confessor, the remains were sold by the Arabs that captured Rhodos in 654 but a more plausible explanation is that the bronze remains were melted before the Arabs arrived to the island and used as to fabricate coins. The statue was broken into pieces and 900 camels were used to transport them to Edessa. It seems that they were quite impressive as many travelled just to see them. When the Arab forces captured Rhodes in 654 AD, the remains of the Colossus were sold to a traveling salesman from Edessa. The remains stayed lying on the ground for over 800 years. at Rhodes Harbour, although the actual location of the original remains in dispute. The Rhodians were hesitant fearing to offend their God Helios and after asking the oracle of Delphi they decided not to rebuilt it. The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek titan-god of the. When the King Ptolemy III of Egypt learned about the disgrace, offered to pay for the reconstruction of the famous statue. In fact, during the earthquake of the year 226 BC the statue collapsed and snapped at the height of the knees with the remains falling on the ground. It is known that the statue stood in its place for only 54 years. The design, posture and dimensions of the statue of Liberty (33m) are based on the descriptions about Colossus. It was the tallest statue of the ancient world, standing at over 30 meters of height. On the right hand of the statue there was a lamp with fire, or a torch. Since no one used the remains of the statue or tried reconstructing it, the broken pieces of the Colossus made from bronze stayed there for almost 800 years. The statue was depicting the protector of the city of Rhodos, the God Helios (Sun), naked with a crown of rays around the head. It was built by Charis the Lyndian, a student of Lyssipos a renown sculptor of the Hellenistic times that amongst others built the bronze statue of Zeus (22m high) of Taras (Taranto). It was built between the years 292 and 280 BC, to commemorate the successful outcome of the war against the troops of Demetrios Poliorcetes (The Besieger), one of the epigones (epigoni) of Alexander the Great. What happened to the remains of the Colossus of Rhodes According to the Chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor, the statue was melted down and sold to a Jewish merchant, who loaded it onto 900 camels and took it away.Though he no longer stands mightily over the island, the legacy of Colossus remains. The Colossus of Rhodos is one of the famous Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. ![]()
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