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What ultimately happened to the bronze of the fallen Colossus of Rhodes?
The Colossus stood for 54 years before being toppled by the 226 BC earthquake. The bronze fragments lay in Mandraki harbour for nearly nine centuries. After the Arab conquest of Rhodes in 653 AD, the bronze was sold to a Jewish merchant from Edessa — by Theophanes the Confessor's account, removed on 900 camels.
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The Statue That Was Sold for Camel Loads The Colossus of Rhodes stood for fifty-four years and lay in ruins for nearly nine hundred. A Jewish merchant from Edessa bought the bronze.
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