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Colossus of Rhodes, artist's impression, 1880. The Colossus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, romanized: ho Kolossòs Rhódios; Modern Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, romanized: Kolossós tis Ródou) [a] was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.
An 1880 portrayal of the Colossus of Rhodes, which was destroyed in the earthquake of 226 BC. At the time of the earthquake, Rhodes was an Aegean port city which was famous for the large bronze statue that stood near its harbor. [7] It was one of the major trading cities of the Mediterranean Sea, along with the city of Alexandria in Egypt.
Colossus of Rhodes Collapse: City of Rhodes, Island of Rhodes (now Greece) Statue: 27: Fidenae amphitheatre collapse: Fidenae, Italia, Roman Empire: Amphitheatre: 20,000+ dead ca. 27–30: Tower of Siloam: Jerusalem, Judea, Roman Empire Tower: 18 dead 140: Upper tier collapse of the Circus Maximus: Rome, Italia, Roman Empire Amphitheatre ...
During the fifteenth century, priests for the church were summoned to Rhodes by the Hospitallers from Catholic parts of Europe. [18] Between 1435 and 1439, the Spanish traveller Pero Tafur visited Rhodes, [19] and noted that the church was filled with relics, and used both for religious services and for meetings of the Hospitallers. [3]
A key example of an ancient earthquake is the 226 BC Rhodes earthquake, which toppled one the seven wonders of the world at the time, the Colossus of Rhodes. It is also noted that damage to the city and harbor were evident. The Greek historian Strabo discussed the collapse of the colossus in the 1st century BC.
Rhodes has several nicknames, such as "Island of the Sun" due to its patron sun god Helios, "The Pearl Island", and "The Island of the Knights", named after the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who ruled the island from 1310 to 1522. [3] Historically, Rhodes was famous for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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The collapse of Byzantine power in western Anatolia and the Aegean Sea in the late 13th century, as well as the disbandment of the Byzantine navy in 1284, created a power vacuum in the region, which was swiftly exploited by the Turkish beyliks and the ghazi raiders.