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CoachWe have records from ancient writers describing it and of it's destruction by an earthquake in 226 BCE, 56 years after its erection. It snapped at the knees and fell to the ground, broken. Historians Strabo and Pliny the Elder gave a description of the remains, which lay there for 800 years and were a tourist attraction before being broken up and the metal content pillaged.
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Why was the colossus at Rhodes not rebuilt?
The Colossus of Rhodes was not rebuilt because when it got knocked down by an earthquake and oracle told the people of Rhodes not to rebuild it. The Colossus of Rhodes is a statue of Helios the God of the Sun.
The Colossus one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was found on what island?
The Colossus of Rhodes was a colossus of the Greek god Helios, erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Before its destruction, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters (107 ft) high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.
What destroyed the Colossus of Rhodes?
The Titan of Des Moines.
What was the color of the colossus of Rhodes?
Goldy Bronze colour
Who invented the word colossus?
The ancient greeks were the first. From Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossos, "large statue, especially the colossus of Rhodes").
