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 ...

What if I told you the Statue of Liberty was built to imitate a wonder of the ancient world? The colossus is the wonder of ...

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 ...

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.

The Colossus of Rhodes was a monumental bronze statue of Helios, the Greek sun god, constructed in 280 B.C. to celebrate a military victory. The statue was later destroyed in an earthquake in 226 B.C.

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.

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.