The Colossus of Rhodes archaeology of a lost wonder / Nathan Badoud ; translated in collaboration with Jason R. Harris.
| Author/creator | Badoud, Nathan |
| Other author | Harris, Jason R. (Jason Richard) |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024] |
| Description | xx, 269 pages illustrations, maps, plans 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | illustrations |
| Physical medium | maps |
| Physical medium | plans |
| Contents | The rise of Helios -- The kolossoí -- The artist -- The Kolossós of Rhodes -- Over the seas and on the land -- The location of the Colossus -- The image of the statue. |
| Abstract | "The Colossus of Rhodes is both the most famous and the least well-known monument of ancient Greece. Numbered among the Seven Wonders of the World, this bronze statue of the god Helios, 34 m in height, was created by the sculptor Chares of Lindos between the years 295 and 283 bc, only to be destroyed by an earthquake in 227 bc. The legends that have spread after its collapse seem so strange and contradictory that, from an archaeological point of view, it has become a minor and almost negligible object, which the best specialists of Greek sculpture hardly mention. This book is the first to propose a comprehensive approach to the Colossus. It envisages the statue in its religious, political, and topographical contexts. It explores its function, its technique, its appearance, its meaning, and its location. It reconsiders the beginnings of the Hellenistic world, marked by the emergence of Rhodes as an imperial power, embodied by the Colossus"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-252) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023920962 |
| ISBN | 9780198903734 hardback |
| ISBN | 0198903731 |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000070098 |