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 Rhodes, causing the statue to break at the knees and collapse.

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 ...

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.

Until an earthquake in 226 BCE knocked it down, the Colossus of Rhodes, a 98-foot-high iron and bronze statue of the Greek god Helios, sat near the harbor of Rhodes, Greece, for 54 years.

But if the Colossus of Rhodes is resurrected, sailing into the island's harbor would be the experience of a lifetime—a real life version of cruising into Braavos. Source: Slate.

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.