History:
During the major part of its history, ancient Greece was made up of city-States which n' have to hardly be able beyond their border. On the small island of Rhodos were three: Ialysos, Kamiros, and Lindos. In 408 before JC, the cities are plain to form only one territory, with a unified capital, Rhodos. The city thrived in the trade and had solid economic links with their main ally, Ptolémée Ier d' Egypt. In 305 before JC, Antigonides of Macedonia which were also competitors of Ptolémées, besieged Rhodos in an attempt to break Egyptian Rhodo-alliance. They could not penetrate the city. Lorsqu' an peace agreement was concluded into 304 before J. - C., Antagonids raised the seat, leaving a military multitude of material behind. To celebrate their unit, Rhodiens sold the material and used the funds to set up an enormous statue of their god of the sun, Hélios. The construction of the Colossus lasted 12 years and was completed in 282 av. Pendant des years, the statue was drawn up with l' entry of the port, jusqu' with this qu' a powerful seism struck Rhodos approximately 226 before JC. The city was seriously damaged, and the colossus was broken at its weakest point - the knee. Rhodiens received an immediate offer of Ptolémée III Eurgetes of l' Egypt to cover all the costs of restoration of the reversed monument. However, an oracle was consulted and prohibited D-erection. Offer of Ptolémée was refused. Since close d' one millenium, the broken statue envisaged in ruins. In l' year 654, the Arabs invaded Rhodos. They dismounted the remainders of the broken colossus and sold them to a Jew of Syria. It is said that the fragments had to be transported to Syria on the back of 900 camels.