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An artist's impression of what the Colossus of Rhodes statue, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, may have looked like. (19th century engraving by Sidney Barclay)

A modern reconstruction of the Colossus of Rhodes, built c. 280 BCE. The colossus was 33 metre high statues was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

At the top of the Lindos Acropolis, on the island of Rhodes, are the ruins of the 4th century BCE temple, dedicated to the goddess Athena Lindia, as well as the propylaea, monumental colonnade, entrance to the religious complex.

The living quarters of the holy warriors, commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller, line the Street of Knights in the old town of Rhodes.

The main entrance to the Palace of the Masters of the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Rhodes. 14th century CE.

Silver didrachm from Rhodes, Caria, 304-166 BCE. O: Head of Helios. R: Rose.

Piracy, defined as the act of attacking and robbing a ship or port by sea, had a long history in the ancient Mediterranean stretching from the time of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) and throughout the Middle Ages (c. 476-1500...

Helios (also Helius) was the god of the Sun in Greek mythology. Helios rode a golden chariot which brought the Sun across the skies each day from the east (Ethiopia) to the west (Hesperides). Helios was famously the subject of the Colossus...

Demetrius I of Macedon, also known as Demetrios Poliorcetes, the 'Besieger' (c. 336 - c. 282 BCE), was a Macedonian king who, along with his father Antigonus I, fought for control of Alexander the Great's empire in the 'Successor Wars'. After...

The greatest Olympic runner of all was Leonidas of Rhodes who won all three running events at each of the four successive Olympiads between 164 and 152 BCE. Women competed in foot races at Olympia, but these were not part of the Olympic Games...