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Please do a full series on all the ancient wonders of the world

Well, since you covered the Colossus, maybe a tour of the remaining Ancient Wonders that haven't been covered.

1:05 - Chapter 1 - The crossroads of the ancient world 2:45 - Chapter 2 - An epic siege 4:55 - Chapter 3 - An offering to the gods 7:30 - Mid roll ads 9:00 - Chapter 4 - The standing statue 10:20 - Chapter 5 - Collapse 12:00 - Chapter 6 - Legacy

Navy vet here. I've been all over the world, and I loved no place more than Rhodes! The area is beautiful, the food is amazing, and the history is fascinating. If you ever go to Greece, get your ass to Rhodes! And be sure to go to the Crystal Bar and have a glass of Ouzo for me.

This dude the hours I’ve spent listening to this dude

I used to be a statue like you until I took an earthquake to the knees

I've been to Rhodes. Lovely mix of the ancient and the cosmopolitan. Highly recommend :)

09:24 Love that statue of Helios. "I am so bright that I am blinding me!"

In Asoiaf, Braavos also has a colossus!

It’s sad to think that we’ll never see this in person 😔

I've been waiting for this one! I've always been fascinated with the giant statue.

Watching this as an proud Rhodian!

11:15 "They *constructed* the Oracle at Delphi," or they *consulted* her?

The accomplishment of building it is great. It’s also an accomplishment that people were able to retain information about it from the records passed through the years.

I don't know how but every Geographics video gives me insane deja vu....

An extremely interesting and informative video. I love history, all of it, and this gave me a very good dose of it for today. Thank you and stay safe!

Simon, your voice is a soothing end to my day when I get home from work. I am subscribed to most of your channels, and enjoy the hell out of them. Thanks to Danny for all his data spelunking, and thanks also to the bright and bold intelligence and humor by which your stories are delivered. Best wind-down material-- Ever.

Ive built this thing 967 times in Civ games but never actually knew what it was. This video is definitely a welcome one for me

I've been watching your older videos all morning, happy to see another upload!

Another great video, Simon!

Megaprojects idea: The floating airport of Kansai

Excellent video. Really hope to see videos about the other wonders of the ancient world eventually!

I heard the statue briefly mentioned in a top 10 KZfaq short, I'm really glad I looked it up and found another one of your channels I was unaware of covering it 😅

Haven’t seen a video pop up this quick! great stuff!

Been waiting for a video on this for a while

Recently I watched a special, not sure how old it was (could have been earlier this year or even a few years older), but they had recently discovered a large solid structure that was big enough to be the base of the statue. As far as I know, it's still being confirmed.

Keep up the good work love your videos from the ones on this channel and your others like biographies and mega projects think there all great

Love your videos ---- look forward to many more.

Great video 🎬 i’ve always been fascinated with the Colossus of Rhodes 🤯 thanks for sharing the Intel with us as always 🤙🏽

The closing music is the same music from That Chapter :0

Quality stuff!

Every so often a channel appears on my suggestions of such high quality i end up subbing and binging every video that channel ever made... this is one of them... this channel came out the blue for me and now its in my top 5... maybe top 3.. the delivery in the topics is just right up my street tbh.. maybe cause am scottish and get yer dry humour lol i dunno.. but you're so susinct in how ye deliver material its engaging... i love it basically... that said.. hello new here.. and thanks for all the content..so far am absolutely engrossed... would love to see you do a comentary on the scottiah wars of independence (if you haven't already) i think you'd do it with a really cool un biased POV... yer a teacher... teach 😍 10/10 channel (even without scots history lol i just wanna hear someone speak about it who knows how important a subject it is)

Keep rocking!

Good video 👍

Good stuff Simon, I'm curious to see if you'll do a video on the Statue of Liberty now.

I was today years old when I learned that the Colossus of Rhodes didn't straddle the harbor.

I loved Rhodes 😊 Highly recommend visiting it if you get the chance 😉

A testament to the amazing metal working skills that got us to where we are today in metal working 😄😄

I visited Rhodes almost two years ago. It's an amazing place and the people are so friendly. Speaking of Rhodes. Could you do a video on The Palace Of The Grandmasters?

We have all missed the oppurtunity to sail under The Colossus and look up to see what goodies are under the tunic.

Cool beans. Thanks Simon.

The Colossus of Rhodes: The biggest lawn ornament in history. I still think they should've gone with pink flamingos and gnomes.

Nice video

Definitely interesting

Hell yes Simon you never disappoint thank you!! There’s a few fingers of Hercules left in Egypt, I believe that would’ve been a similar size.

Love this one

Thank you

Fun Fact: The music at the end of this video is also the theme music from the channel "That Chapter".

This just makes me want to play "Seven Wonders."

Greattt 👌

Went to Rhodes in 2019! Was amazing!

These videos are great, I would only like more maps to get my bearings on exactly where we're talking about. It seems like either there isn't a map shown or the one that's used is hard to tell what I'm looking at. Just a thought, keep up the good work.

Beaut video today Simon AKA the Colossus of KZfaq

The Helepolis at 160 tons was roughly 3x heavier than a modern tank. The only tank ever made that was heavier was the MAUS, which was almost 200 tons.

I suggest doing a Geographics vid on Times Square in New York. It has a fascinating history.

You guys should do a video on the la Brea tar pits in California!!!

Mega projects idea : The Cape Cod canal.

Hello Simon. How are you doing? I'm Tim from Amsterdam and I love watching your channels. My compliments. One of the videos is sponsored by babbel. Is there a link???; Thanks

15:20 oh shit i thought we were transitioning in to a ThatChapter video

Please do one on Chaco Canyon. Very interesting and a bit underrepresented.

Do you know you used a picture of the modern city of Lindos at 3:01. Lindos is on the island of Rhodes, but 50 km south of the city of Rhodes. Both are beautiful cities and I hope to have to chance to visit them again.

Full of detail. The pace of the presentation is breathtaking.maybe slow down slightly .

Do a story on "The Shirt"!

I didn't know this was a real thing! I read about it in the Phantom comic when I was a kid 😂

You could simply look up all of the wonders in the civ series and do a video on every one, and I’d still watch.

It rocked back and forth amidst a mighty quake and landed with a sploosh in the depths his nose sticking out like a rock.

One thing I’ve always wanted to know is where you got that beautiful shirt from. You wear in lots of your videos. I want it! Is it Paul Smith? It may not be the best shirt ever made, but it’s in the top one and I want one

you gotta make the war of roses on one of your pages simon

Thanks for using the term 'BC'

Best mega-project ever: Strategic infrastructures to defeat large asteroids or comet fragments

do the Hanging Gardens of Babylon next

Hey Simon do a video on Plum Island in the Long Island Sound. I'm pretty sure it's the reason why Lyme Disease exists.

Thought I was watching That Chapter at the end then 🤭

Isn't this more of a megaproject?

What's the song that plays near the end?

Lock and dam system on the Mississippi river might make an interesting video.

I was always partial to the Colossus outside of the city of Sardia.

12/10/23 Greetings and Salutations from Temple, Texas, USA!

SIMON! oh and the writers guy/person/thing... anywho its me the weirdo asking for a video on the Appalachian Trail!

A video from Simon? Dance for me, Fact Boy!

somewhere back when I was a kid (1950's) I read,heard that after it fell and cut up it was packed on a caravan by some conquerors then lost in a giant sand storm in the desert. But even then I remember thinking "wow there ain't that many camels on the planet to haul all that away."

Simon, since you gave a shot out to the game, I must ask; Have you ever played Shadow of the Colossus?

God of War II flashbacks intensify.

This seems like video I have seem before, is this a reissue?

How is this not a megaproject

Let's go champ all the way up!

Who does the music in this one?

What is that song playing at 8:52?

The Colossus of Rhodes was a cool boss in God of War 2

I was wondering if there's a link between Rhodes Island and Cecil John Rhodes.

Nice

Anyone know the music at 4:47?

Zeus look like Val Kilmers character of Mr. Mojo rising, Jim Morrison.

Not the only thing on the internet with Rhoades in its name that's free entry

I love this video! Do them all, old and new! XD

That was one colossal willy on that statue, you sure they were putting their arms around the thumb? :P

There are apparently also plans to rebuild it. But, it's not known exactly how it looked, and in the time of ancient Greece , there was a curse on it being rebuilt.

It would be nice to have a chapter about the crussades

shout out to my home !! we made the list :D