After the passing of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E., the generals that succeeded him fought one another for control of the empire he left behind. One of the most brutal episodes of this ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. For 20 years, Nikolaos Kotziamanis, a Greek Cypriot sculptor living in ...

Street cats are common sights in some parts of the world, but tourists on vacation in Greece caught something a little rarer—the "Colossus of Rhodes." Last week, Abbie Louise shared a video to her ...

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World could be returning to Greece, if plans to reconstruct the famous Colossus of Rhodes get the green light A 98 foot-high bronze and iron statue of Helios, ...

A rendering of the Colossus of Rhodes statue reboot. (Photo: Colossus of Rhodes Project) The statue Colossus of Rhodes sat on a podium near the Harbor of Rhodes for 52 years until an earthquake struck ...

For a short 54 years, the mighty Colossus of Rhodes towered over the harbor of the ancient city Rhodes on the island of the same name. Unfortunately, an earthquake toppled the 98-foot-tall bronze ...