Is there any physical evidence of the Colossus of Rhodes?

It wasn't until the invasion of Rhodes by the forces of the Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I in 654 AD that the remains were finally sold. According to chroniclers, the bronze scrap was transported to Syria on the backs of 900 camels. This marked the last recorded mention of the physical remnants of the Colossus of Rhodes.



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