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Chares of Lindos
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Chares of Lindos
Chares of
Lindos
(; ,
gen.:
Χάρητος; fl. 280 BC) was a
Greek
sculptor
born on the island of
Rhodes
. He was a pupil of
Lysippos
. Chares constructed the
Colossus of Rhodes
in 282 BC, an enormous bronze statue of the sun god
Helios
and also the patron god of Rhodes. The statue was built to commemorate Rhodes' victory over the
invading Macedonians
in 305 BC, led by
Demetrius I
, son of
Antigonus
, a general under
Alexander the Great
. Also attributed to Chares was a colossal head which was brought to
Rome
and dedicated by
P. Lentulus Spinther
on the
Capitoline Hill
, in 57 BC (
Pliny
,
Natural History
XXXIV.18)).
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