The Colossus, Chares’s audacious “second sun,” was not destined to last for centuries: An earthquake destroyed it and parts of the city of Rhodes in 226 or 225 B.C., little more than half a ...

Despite its grandeur, the Colossus was not destined to stand the test of time. In 226 BC, a devastating earthquake struck ...

The Colossus was built to commemorate Rhodes' successful defence against a year-long siege by Demetrius Poliorcetes in 305 BC ...

With "The Colossus of Rhodes," a bold theatrical exploration of Victorian England's Cecil Rhodes, Carey Perloff can add playwright to her resume without blushing.

Whether the Colossus of Rhodes watched over the harbor from its mouth or from high on a hill further inland, it was no match for the gods of nature. When an earthquake hit the city in 226 B.C., it ...

But the encouraging news is that, along with the Colossus of Rhodes, another wonder – the Lighthouse at Alexandria, built in 280BC, toppled by an earthquake in 1303AD, may rise again.

Although long gone, the Colossus of Rhodes remains a well-known symbol of the ancient world. Across the centuries, its memory has been kept alive by a variety of media, from poetry to painting ...

“I see Rhodes as the negative image of somebody like Nelson Mandela,” says writer and filmmaker Antony Thomas. “Rhodes had the charismatic gift where he could relate to anybody, whether you ...

But the encouraging news is that, along with the Colossus of Rhodes, another wonder – the Lighthouse at Alexandria, built in 280BC, toppled by an earthquake in 1303AD, may rise again.