A 100-foot statue of himself – the Colossus of Nero. While Biden is nowhere near the murderous megalomaniac that Nero was, his chase for glory by any means necessary is eerily similar.

While not the largest ever built – the infamous bronze Colossus of Nero was over 30 metres high – “it is the largest among those preserved,” he said.

Colossal statues were very popular in antiquity, as evidenced by the lost giant statues of the Colossus of Rhodes and the Colossus of Nero.

Like an open-air museum, Rome has a profusion of architectural riches to show around every corner. And if we had to choose just one, then there is only this, the building that fosters countless ...

Although the Colossus is not the largest statue ever built - the bronze Colossus of Nero was almost 100ft tall - "it is the largest among those preserved," Parisi Presicce said.

The Colossus of Nero, as it came to be known, was 120 feet of upright bronze, self-commemorating a tyrant who had -- among other acts of depravity -- murdered his own mother.

Some said a plot arose from Nero’s dislike of the ancient construction and desire to build his own lush palace and a “30-meter-tall statue of himself, the colossus of Nero.” ...

It was named after the Colossus, the 120-foot bronze statue commissioned by (and perhaps originally representing) Nero that was part of the display of the Golden House and continued to stand near the ...

Following V's escape from underground, Nero's story picks back up in Mission 06 - Steel Impact. This page is part of the Devil May Cry 5 Walkthrough and includes tips, strategy for M06, which is ...

Towering Colossus of Constantine reconstructed in Rome Rome (AFP) – Two giant feet, a knee, a bicep and an enormous head -- archaeologists have reassembled these few marble fragments to ...