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To celebrate their unity, the Rhodians sold the equipment and used the money to erect an enormous statue of their sun god, Helios. The construction of the Colossus took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC. For years, the statue stood at the harbor entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC. The city was badly damaged, and the Colossus was broken at its weakest point the knee. The Rhodians received an immediate offer from Ptolemy III of Egypt to cover all restoration costs for the toppled monument. However, an oracle was consulted and forbade the reerection. Ptolemy' s offer was declined. |
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luó dé sī rén wéi le sòng yáng tā men tuán jié yī zhì de jīng shén, bǎ zhèi xiē jūn shì shè bèi biàn mài hòu, yòng suǒ de de qián jiàn zào le tā men de tài yáng shén hè lì é sī de jù dà diāo xiàng. jiàn zào zhè zuò jù xiàng huā le 12 nián de shí jiān, yú gōng yuán qián 282 nián wán gōng. jù xiàng zài gǎng kǒu chù lì le xǔ duō nián, zhí dào gōng yuán qián 226 nián yī cì qiáng liè de dì zhèn tū xí le luó dé dǎo. chéng shì zāo dào yán zhòng de pò huài, jù xiàng yě cóng tā zuì bù láo gù de dì fāng, xī gài chù duàn liè kāi le. luó dé dǎo rén dé dào le āi jí tuō lè mì sān shì jí shí de yuán zhù, zhè bǐ yuán kuǎn zú gòu yìng fù xiū shàn zhè zuò qīng dǎo de jì niàn bēi suǒ xū de quán bù huā fèi. dàn shì, yī zhǐ shén yù què zǔ zhǐ jù xiàng de chóng jiàn. ér tuō lè mì de yuán zhù yě bèi xiè jué le. |