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- Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece.
- Historically, Rhodes is famous for the Colossus of Rhodes.
- The Colossus of Rhodes is one of "The Severn Wonders of the Ancient World".
- The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue that depicted the sun god "Helios".
- It was erected in 280 BC and was built to celebrate the failed invasion of Rhodes by the army of Demetrius the 1st of Macedon.
- The statue was seen as a protector to stave of future invasions.
- A earthquake destroyed the statue in 226 BC.
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