For other people with similar names, see Chares (disambiguation).
Chares of Lindos
The Colossus of Rhodes, built by Chares of Lindos
Born
before 305 BC
Lindos, Greece
Died
c. 280 BC
Rhodes, Greece
Occupation
sculptor
Years active
?-c.280 BC
Notable work
Colossus of Rhodes
Chares of Lindos (/ˈkɛəriːz/; Greek: Χάρης ὁ Λίνδιος, gen.: Χάρητος; before 305 BC – c.280 BC) was a Greek sculptor born on the island of Rhodes. He was a pupil of Lysippos.[1] Chares constructed the Colossus of Rhodes in 282 BC, an enormous bronze statue of the sun god Helios and the patron god of Rhodes.[2] 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).[3]
The Colossus of Rhodes is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,[4] and was considered Chares's greatest accomplishment, until its destruction in an earthquake in 226 BC.[5]
[6] The work may have been completed by Laches, also an inhabitant of Lindos.[7][8]
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