While currently a major Mediterranean tourist favourite, Rhodes is uniquely distinguished as the location of the Colossus of Rhodes, a monumental bronze statue of the sun-god Helios, and one of ...

The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2007. When the voting got underway, I was in Africa ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and while only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains intact, we’ve ...

The Archival Series, which launched in 2015, is meant to celebrate the Macallan’s ad campaigns of the ’80s and ’90s. I’m not going to pretend to know anything about that particular area ...

Even the ancient 111-foot-high Colossus of Rhodes was built using repurposed bronze. When the statue, built in about 280 BCE, fell during an earthquake, the metal was simply melted down and reused.

somewhat reminiscent of the Colossus of Rhodes. Mr Trump did not elaborate; the post was not accompanied by any words. Meanwhile Elon Musk’s ultimatum to employees of America’s federal ...

According to Visconti, Bowie wanted to use a Wurlitzer stereo electric piano but one couldn’t be found, so a compromise was made by hiring in a Fender Rhodes. When that arrived it had a broken ...

We hear about Great Zimbabwe, a sprawling stone complex and archaeological site so advanced that Cecil Rhodes and his settler ... of the Middle Ages like a colossus) and Yaa Asantewaa (a ...

Once home to the legendary Colossus of Rhodes—one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World—the island continues to enchant visitors with its rich history and timeless appeal. Natalie Martin is editor ...