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Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes was a massive statue that is considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Built between 292 and 280 B.C., it once stood over 100 feet tall. The statue depicted the Greek god Helios. In 304 B.C., Rhodes was under siege. Since the death of Alexander the great 20 years before, civil war and anarchy had ruled. Demetrius now had the city under siege, and it was desperate. Just when things seemed most bleak, ships sent by Ptolemy arrived. The army of Demetrius abandoned them, leaving their equipment behind. To celebrate, the Rhodians sold the equipment. They used the money to build a colossal statue of Helios, their patron god. Chares was chosen to be the sculptor, mainly because he had helped construct large statues before. He aided his teacher in constructing a 100 foot high statue of Zeus at Tarentum, and was fully qualified to take on this task. The statue stood on a 50 foot tall marble pedestal near the entrance to the Harper. Iron beams and bronze plates were used, recycling these leftovers of war. The abandoned siege engines were used as scaffolding. After 12 years, the statue was complete. In … Continue reading Colossus of Rhodes →
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Richard Cassaro is a journalist, speaker and author of “Written In Stone: Decoding The Secret Masonic Religion Hidden In Gothic Cathedrals And World Architecture.” The book uncovers a lost Wisdom Tradition that was practiced globally in antiquity, found memorialized in pyramids, Triptychs, and identical images worldwide. The central tenets of this tradition have been perpetuated in Western Secret Societies. The most visible of these is the so-called “Masonic Fraternity,” an age-old chivalric Order whose ranks have included Europe’s Gothic cathedral builders and America’s Founding Fathers. Richard has two websites: www.DeeperTruth.com and www.RichardCassaro.com
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