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The Kolossós of Rhodes
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Abstract
Chapter 4 sheds new light on the chronology, the height, the technique of construction, the financing, and the appearance of the Colossus, as well as on its inclusion among the Seven Wonders of the World. It also addresses the legends that developed after the collapse of the statue in 227 bc. On the one hand, the Book of Daniel was the first to propose a mythical version of the Colossus, which returns, metamorphosed, in the Book of Revelation. On the other, John Malalas was mistaken in assuming that the statue had been reconstructed under the reign of Hadrian. Both narrative traditions unite in the Chronicle of Theophilus of Edessa, the author of a forgery staging the destruction of the statue by the caliph Muʿāwiya in ad 653 and the sale of its remains by a Jew of Emesa.
Title: The Kolossós of Rhodes
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Abstract
Chapter 4 sheds new light on the chronology, the height, the technique of construction, the financing, and the appearance of the Colossus, as well as on its inclusion among the Seven Wonders of the World.
It also addresses the legends that developed after the collapse of the statue in 227 bc.
On the one hand, the Book of Daniel was the first to propose a mythical version of the Colossus, which returns, metamorphosed, in the Book of Revelation.
On the other, John Malalas was mistaken in assuming that the statue had been reconstructed under the reign of Hadrian.
Both narrative traditions unite in the Chronicle of Theophilus of Edessa, the author of a forgery staging the destruction of the statue by the caliph Muʿāwiya in ad 653 and the sale of its remains by a Jew of Emesa.
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