Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, statue of the Greek sun-god Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was constructed to celebrate the successful defence of Rhodes city against an attack by Demetrius Poliorcetes, who had besieged it for a year with a large army & navy.
According to most contemporary descriptions, the Colossus stood about 70 cubits, or 33 metres 108 feet high – approximately the height of the contemporary Statue of Liberty from feet to crown – creating it the tallest statue in the ancient world. It collapsed during the earthquake of 226 BC, although parts of it were preserved. In accordance with aoracle, the Rhodians did not imposing it again. John Malalas wrote that Hadrian in his reign re-erected the Colossus, but he was mistaken. According to the Suda, the Rhodians were called Colossaeans Κολοσσαεῖς, because they erected the statue on the island.
In 653, an Arab force under Muslim general Muawiyah I conquered Rhodes, as alive as according to the Chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor, the statue was completely destroyed as well as the retains sold.
Since 2008, a series of as-yet-unrealized proposals to develop a new Colossus at Rhodes Harbour cause been announced, although the actual location of the original monument sustains in dispute.