“I see Rhodes as the negative image of somebody like Nelson Mandela,” says writer and filmmaker Antony Thomas. “Rhodes had the charismatic gift where he could relate to anybody, whether you ...

Cecil Rhodes, Colossus of Africa, Will Stay Up in Oxford Oriel College announced that it is rejecting a student drive to remove a statue of the controversial colonialist. By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier ...

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.

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 ...

Plenty compared him to the Greek ancient monument, the Colossus of Rhodes, which is believed to have stood around 108 feet high before it collapsed during an earthquake in 226 B.C.

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 ...

A projected view of the statue’s lighthouse. (Photo: Colossus of Rhodes Project) Fittingly, the Greek god of the sun’s exterior will be covered in golden solar panels.The exterior will also ...

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.