The Colossus of Rhodes - The Mystery Behind the Tallest Statue in the Ancient World

TREY the Explainer December 22, 2020
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In this long installment of Trey the Explainer, I will discuss the mysterious origins, history, and fate of the Colossus of Rhodes: Seventh Wonder of the Ancient World. We will learn a lot about Hellenistic history, Greek archaeology, ancient art, and the nature of building too tall. I hope you enjoy and learn something new from this video! 0:00 Introduction 1:58 Brief History of Rhodes 6:14 The Construction 12:33 Sources and Myth Telling 18:24 Archaeology of the Colossus 21:10 Alexander and the Colossus 23:50 JoJo Pose 27:32 Then the Earth Shook... 31:25 Where did it stand? 33:23 The Giant's Legacy Artist Rafael Mena's social media contacts: https://www.instagram.com/pedrorafaelmena_artist/ https://www.deviantart.com/thesax66 https://www.artstation.com/artwork/WKzmeG Background Music used: "With a Stamp", "Life in Romance", "An Evening A Lifetime" by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org) "Lost Frotiner", "Elf Meditation", "Blue Feather" by Kevin Macleod Citations: Jordan, Paul (2014). Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Routledge. Rieger N.F. (2004) Engineering Aspects of the Collapse of the Colossus of Rhodes Statue. In: Ceccarelli M. (eds) International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms. Springer, Dordrecht. Maryon, Herbert (1956). The Colossus of Rhodes. The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1956, Vol. 76 (1956), pp. 68-86. Daehner, Jens M.; Lapatin, Kenneth; Spinelli, Ambra [eds] (2017). Artistry in Bronze: The Greeks and Their Legacy XIXth International Congress on Ancient Bronzes. Vedder, U. (2015). Was the Colossus of Rhodes Cast in Courses or in Large Sections?,. Retrieved December 22, 2020, from https://www.academia.edu/35708216/Was_the_Colossus_of_Rhodes_Cast_in_Courses_or_in_Large_Sections_ Higgins, Reynold (1988) "The Colossus of Rhodes" p. 130, in The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Peter A. Clayton and Martin Jessop Price (eds.). Psychology Press, ISBN 9780415050364. Most images were retrieved from the Wikimedia Commons and Public Domain. Please contact me if I did not attribute you correctly. "Trey the Explainer Intro" by Arturo Garcia Sound Rework by lunard-ying

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