The Colossus of Rhodes: The World Wonder That Became History's Greatest Statue

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Strabo’s “Geography”
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[@hmu958]

Ive noticed recently on your channels the sound goes from good, to louder, to cain't heer sheet, to good. Its enough to make me not finish a video.

[@poorlydunbarvideos1472]

Usin the "That Chapter" music? Interesting choice

[@SargeNGriff]

Please do a full series on all the ancient wonders of the world

[@pappagetti]

What this guy said.

[@elenapelayo1]

Yesssss

[@deadarmd]

Oh man I got stuck with the moseleum at halicsrnassus. Had to read books as a kid to find out about it, the internet wasn't really around.

[@darkstorminc]

@@deadarmd great way to age yourself lol

[@DreaKisting]

This! Please do all the wonders, ancient, modern and made up. I think I saw a couple videos about them but an updated version would be awesome.

[@michaelhowell2326]

Well, since you covered the Colossus, maybe a tour of the remaining Ancient Wonders that haven't been covered.

[@K3YD0N]

aside from the fact that the "list" is hotly disputed, any one of them could be their own video

[@MartinS-sl2yo]

I interpret that michael howell wishes videos for the remaining 5 wonders of the ancient World (the Pyramids have been covered as well, afaik). I for one am up for 5 more fascinating Videos :)

[@Ozymandias1]

@@MartinS-sl2yo The pyramids is the only wonder that is still standing.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:05 - Chapter 1 - The crossroads of the ancient world 2:45 - Chapter 2 - An epic siege 4:55 - Chapter 3 - An offering to the gods 7:30 - Mid roll ads 9:00 - Chapter 4 - The standing statue 10:20 - Chapter 5 - Collapse 12:00 - Chapter 6 - Legacy

[@rainbowsixwaco332]

Thx 😊

[@RickSanchez-ex7ym]

Navy vet here. I've been all over the world, and I loved no place more than Rhodes! The area is beautiful, the food is amazing, and the history is fascinating. If you ever go to Greece, get your ass to Rhodes! And be sure to go to the Crystal Bar and have a glass of Ouzo for me.

[@quinnzyker6521]

I used to be a statue like you until I took an earthquake to the knees

[@TheCorpsehatch]

Underrated comment. Needs more thumbs up.

[@ProjectGrim13]

HAHA!

[@BlackstreetBoys2Men]

This dude the hours I’ve spent listening to this dude

[@SkagulTV]

Hours well spent, I love my curiosity and this team of legends satisfying that crave!

[@Orinslayer]

Simon is the Trivia God.

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

I've been to Rhodes. Lovely mix of the ancient and the cosmopolitan. Highly recommend :)

[@ComaDave]

09:24 Love that statue of Helios. "I am so bright that I am blinding me!"

[@patricialessard8651]

An extremely interesting and informative video. I love history, all of it, and this gave me a very good dose of it for today. Thank you and stay safe!

[@historylife4436]

Another great video, Simon!

[@shanedixon6627]

I've been watching your older videos all morning, happy to see another upload!

[@jacquelineciolli3024]

Simon, your voice is a soothing end to my day when I get home from work. I am subscribed to most of your channels, and enjoy the hell out of them. Thanks to Danny for all his data spelunking, and thanks also to the bright and bold intelligence and humor by which your stories are delivered. Best wind-down material-- Ever.

[@stinkyfingers8903]

Excellent video. Really hope to see videos about the other wonders of the ancient world eventually!

[@pegasustargaryen]

In Asoiaf, Braavos also has a colossus!

[@dylanbusby7851]

The former symbol of house baelish every trader on the narrow sea know the Titan and his broken sword

[@sidharthkumar1277]

Even siege towers were in GOT

[@madworldproductions855]

Boy leave GoT out of this 😂

[@mitchboland9591]

It’s sad to think that we’ll never see this in person 😔

[@joelong4301]

Camel people melted it.

[@AFirstWorldProblem]

Those damn camel people...

[@JK-gu3tl]

We will in the afterlife.......

[@lucio989]

They're building it back 5 times bigger

[@York22]

@@lucio989 source?

[@heathwatson6993]

Keep up the good work love your videos from the ones on this channel and your others like biographies and mega projects think there all great

[@GNaj617]

Haven’t seen a video pop up this quick! great stuff!

[@GearheadK20C4]

I've been waiting for this one! I've always been fascinated with the giant statue.

[@joanbrate]

Love your videos ---- look forward to many more.

[@actuallyfungi1384]

I heard the statue briefly mentioned in a top 10 KZbin short, I'm really glad I looked it up and found another one of your channels I was unaware of covering it 😅

[@jamieunited6177]

Been waiting for a video on this for a while

[@nickyhanssen9853]

I don't know how but every Geographics video gives me insane deja vu....

[@josefnocera4414]

Great video 🎬 i’ve always been fascinated with the Colossus of Rhodes 🤯 thanks for sharing the Intel with us as always 🤙🏽

[@martinmillar7137]

Every so often a channel appears on my suggestions of such high quality i end up subbing and binging every video that channel ever made... this is one of them... this channel came out the blue for me and now its in my top 5... maybe top 3.. the delivery in the topics is just right up my street tbh.. maybe cause am scottish and get yer dry humour lol i dunno.. but you're so susinct in how ye deliver material its engaging... i love it basically... that said.. hello new here.. and thanks for all the content..so far am absolutely engrossed... would love to see you do a comentary on the scottiah wars of independence (if you haven't already) i think you'd do it with a really cool un biased POV... yer a teacher... teach 😍 10/10 channel (even without scots history lol i just wanna hear someone speak about it who knows how important a subject it is)

[@a35362]

11:15 "They *constructed* the Oracle at Delphi," or they *consulted* her?

[@DMTrance87]

Oh good, I'm not the only one. I went into a rabbit hole to figure it out. He definitely misspoke. The Oracle had been around for centuries.

[@oneminuteofmyday]

Thank you. I backed up several times and turned on closed captions to make sure I heard him correctly, as it didn’t make sense. My brain didn’t translate to consulted, it just shrugged and moved on.

[@666sparton666]

Ive built this thing 967 times in Civ games but never actually knew what it was. This video is definitely a welcome one for me

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@steffelinoo]

Watching this as an proud Rhodian!

[@MasterMalrubius]

Nice place. We enjoyed our visit.

[@Silverwing2112]

Good stuff Simon, I'm curious to see if you'll do a video on the Statue of Liberty now.

[@zakarhaavevuo2574]

Quality stuff!

[@KraigFang]

Keep rocking!

[@TryAdaptLearn]

The accomplishment of building it is great. It’s also an accomplishment that people were able to retain information about it from the records passed through the years.

[@andregon4366]

Well, the records that remain. How many records were lost and we'll never know of the existence of certain things? The loss of knowledge is a terrible thing.

[@theBuilder10000]

I was today years old when I learned that the Colossus of Rhodes didn't straddle the harbor.

[@skaetur1]

I am disappoint. I thought too.

[@rickster5120]

Same...think the locals enjoy fueling that legend as when I was there they sell lots of tourist guff with that image ..still impressive that statues were built in those times

[@stephenramos2824]

You could say, today you found out....

[@Hamzakhan-dt3gv]

Nice video

[@deemariedubois4916]

Cool beans. Thanks Simon.

[@jobe457]

Definitely interesting

[@crustykells27]

Thank you

[@akaPedds]

Love this one

[@tototakto4611]

Megaprojects idea: The floating airport of Kansai

[@joeyr7294]

I think he already did that on one of his channels, but then again I may be misremembering because he has so many channels and I watch other docuseries channels. Awesome recommendation though!

[@stephenlane9168]

Great suggestion. I second that 👏👌

[@theshadowman1398]

More correct description: the sinking one

[@joeyr7294]

@@theshadowman1398 very true!

[@terryarmbruster7986]

Again why? Do you live there? Its not biggest nor first. Lol nor hardest one to build. Lol what's so special about it? Is Jimmy Hoffa buried under the tarmac? Lol 👍🤓

[@EMurph42]

Hell yes Simon you never disappoint thank you!! There’s a few fingers of Hercules left in Egypt, I believe that would’ve been a similar size.

[@Wolfe911]

Recently I watched a special, not sure how old it was (could have been earlier this year or even a few years older), but they had recently discovered a large solid structure that was big enough to be the base of the statue. As far as I know, it's still being confirmed.

[@danmaier2824]

These videos are great, I would only like more maps to get my bearings on exactly where we're talking about. It seems like either there isn't a map shown or the one that's used is hard to tell what I'm looking at. Just a thought, keep up the good work.

[@connerSphotography]

A testament to the amazing metal working skills that got us to where we are today in metal working 😄😄

[@keiththorpe9571]

The Colossus of Rhodes: The biggest lawn ornament in history. I still think they should've gone with pink flamingos and gnomes.

[@jesseeheilbronn4958]

Ya but they gotta be BIG

[@mijalakis3]

How disrespectful to other culture's beliefs. Specially one as important as that one.

[@rexcatston8412]

Mijailah stop whining

[@TheDuke4100]

@@mijalakis3 it's a joke. Stfu

[@keiththorpe9571]

@@mijalakis3 Hey, I thought they should've gone with pink flamingos and gnomes in place of the Statue of Liberty...How's that for dissing my own culture? Good Lord, go have a drink.

[@pardyhardly]

We have all missed the oppurtunity to sail under The Colossus and look up to see what goodies are under the tunic.

[@birlove1471]

Greattt 👌

[@honeybadger7002]

I loved Rhodes 😊 Highly recommend visiting it if you get the chance 😉

[@thegunslinger1363]

I visited Rhodes almost two years ago. It's an amazing place and the people are so friendly. Speaking of Rhodes. Could you do a video on The Palace Of The Grandmasters?

[@timtim5615]

Hello Simon. How are you doing? I'm Tim from Amsterdam and I love watching your channels. My compliments. One of the videos is sponsored by babbel. Is there a link???; Thanks

[@mammuchan8923]

Beaut video today Simon AKA the Colossus of KZbin

[@labmomof2852]

Went to Rhodes in 2019! Was amazing!

[@NotTheNine]

The closing music is the same music from That Chapter :0

[@benmillard6562]

Yah he stole that chapters opening music.

[@TheWoodsmanMilling]

This just makes me want to play "Seven Wonders."

[@bluegold1026]

I suggest doing a Geographics vid on Times Square in New York. It has a fascinating history.

[@TeamOfThe80s]

One thing I’ve always wanted to know is where you got that beautiful shirt from. You wear in lots of your videos. I want it! Is it Paul Smith? It may not be the best shirt ever made, but it’s in the top one and I want one

[@bigblob1623]

Please do one on Chaco Canyon. Very interesting and a bit underrepresented.

[@jayess9547]

Full of detail. The pace of the presentation is breathtaking.maybe slow down slightly .

[@LovleyLemonade]

The Helepolis at 160 tons was roughly 3x heavier than a modern tank. The only tank ever made that was heavier was the MAUS, which was almost 200 tons.

[@vanyadolly]

I didn't know this was a real thing! I read about it in the Phantom comic when I was a kid 😂

[@bofty]

Fun Fact: The music at the end of this video is also the theme music from the channel "That Chapter".

[@travisinthetrunk]

You just reminded me I missed yesterday’s video. “Let’s give it a go.”

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

Just don't ask Mike to say "tree".... Good to see fellow TC fans here

[@bmizzle7630]

I've noticed Simon likes to make videos on topics other creators previously covered.

[@nmcgunagle]

I like when his videos post at “tree turdy”. It would be way more fitting if the music played on one of Simon’s casual criminalist vids. Any conspiracy captain OG’s here?

[@howardwhite5131]

Do you know you used a picture of the modern city of Lindos at 3:01. Lindos is on the island of Rhodes, but 50 km south of the city of Rhodes. Both are beautiful cities and I hope to have to chance to visit them again.

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

Let's go champ all the way up!

[@roonilwazlib3089]

Thought I was watching That Chapter at the end then 🤭

[@DonBair]

Do a story on "The Shirt"!

[@86yourhopes]

You guys should do a video on the la Brea tar pits in California!!!

[@protoculturejunkie]

But that wouldn’t be a Mega Pro… Sorry. I forgot which Simon Whistler channel I was watching.

[@ryandx6955]

Mega projects idea : The Cape Cod canal.

[@ZieMuffinMan]

SIMON! oh and the writers guy/person/thing... anywho its me the weirdo asking for a video on the Appalachian Trail!

[@DayneGodwin]

What's the song that plays near the end?

[@CarlosGarcia-hs8yg]

It would be nice to have a chapter about the crussades

[@edgarchavez3531]

you gotta make the war of roses on one of your pages simon

[@circa-iv4st]

do the Hanging Gardens of Babylon next

[@saradapagediocletian9707]

A video from Simon? Dance for me, Fact Boy!

[@FayeHunter]

15:20 oh shit i thought we were transitioning in to a ThatChapter video

[@annohalloran6020]

Best mega-project ever: Strategic infrastructures to defeat large asteroids or comet fragments

[@thcdreams654]

Hey Simon do a video on Plum Island in the Long Island Sound. I'm pretty sure it's the reason why Lyme Disease exists.

[@MartinCHorowitz]

This seems like video I have seem before, is this a reissue?

[@jondough5300]

Simon, since you gave a shot out to the game, I must ask; Have you ever played Shadow of the Colossus?

[@blueberrypirate3601]

It rocked back and forth amidst a mighty quake and landed with a sploosh in the depths his nose sticking out like a rock.

[@Phlucious]

You could simply look up all of the wonders in the civ series and do a video on every one, and I’d still watch.

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

12/10/23 Greetings and Salutations from Temple, Texas, USA!

[@ianmarsden8568]

Thanks for using the term 'BC'

[@MorningSong8]

What is that song playing at 8:52?

[@Incogneto1981]

I love this video! Do them all, old and new! XD

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

Lock and dam system on the Mississippi river might make an interesting video.

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

I was always partial to the Colossus outside of the city of Sardia.

[@fidelio9301]

Who does the music in this one?

[@paulcunningham2859]

Nice

[@Dudeonwheels]

The Colossus of Rhodes was a cool boss in God of War 2

[@yopipo2486]

Isn't this more of a megaproject?

[@babyrazor6887]

somewhere back when I was a kid (1950's) I read,heard that after it fell and cut up it was packed on a caravan by some conquerors then lost in a giant sand storm in the desert. But even then I remember thinking "wow there ain't that many camels on the planet to haul all that away."

[@joshuatheargonaut4412]

I caught that. Shadow of the colossus. Great game

[@twocvbloke]

That was one colossal willy on that statue, you sure they were putting their arms around the thumb? :P

[@OliverSG1]

How is this not a megaproject

[@albertwong1031]

Anyone know the music at 4:47?

[@samuelaskins5933]

shout out to my home !! we made the list :D

[@GoodVideos4]

I was wondering if there's a link between Rhodes Island and Cecil John Rhodes.

[@komm6668]

God of War II flashbacks intensify.

[@GrievousReborn]

Damn you superstitions we could've had that thing rebuilt and seen again

[@spinyslasher6586]

I think they were right in not repairing it.

[@SuperCatacata]

@@spinyslasher6586 I respect what you think. But I also think they were wrong to not rebuild it.

[@sydhenderson6753]

Well, until the next earthquake.

[@GoodVideos4]

There are apparently also plans to rebuild it. But, it's not known exactly how it looked, and in the time of ancient Greece , there was a curse on it being rebuilt.