The Colossus of Rhodes was a colossal statue of the Greek Titan god of the sun, Helios, that stood in the ancient Greek city of Rhodes. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The statue, made of bronze and reinforced with iron, was approximately 108 feet (33 meters) high and took 12 years to build. It was toppled by an earthquake around 225/226 BCE and remained in place until 654 CE, when Arabian forces raided Rhodes and had the statue broken up and the bronze sold for scrap. The fragments were said to have totaled more than 900 camel loads.
The destruction of the Colossus of Rhodes is attributed to a devastating earthquake that caused the statue to snap at the knees and topple to the ground. The remains of the statue were eventually broken up and sold for scrap by Arabian forces in 654 CE.
In conclusion, the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was destroyed by an earthquake around 225/226 BCE and later dismantled and sold for scrap in 654 CE by Arabian forces.
