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305 BCE - 304 BCEDemetrius I unsuccessfully lays siege to Rhodes.
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c. 292 BCE - c. 280 BCEThe Colossus of Rhodes, a representation of Helios, is built in Rhodes town harbour, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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228 BCE - 226 BCEThe Colossus of Rhodes is toppled by an earthquake.
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225 BCEPhilo of Byzantium records The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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c. 654 CEAccording to Theophanes, a Jewish merchant transports the pieces of the fallen Colossus of Rhodes to Edessa for melting down.