Rhodes fell to Arab forces four years after Cyprus. The victorious Arab commander broke up the famous Colossus — which had already lain fallen since an earthquake 900 years earlier — and sold it for scrap, requiring 900 camels to haul away the pieces.
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Episode 11 (5 mentions)
Rhodes fell to Arab forces four years after Cyprus. The victorious Arab commander broke up the famous Colossus — which had already lain fallen since an earthquake 900 years earlier — and sold it for scrap, requiring 900 camels to haul away the pieces.