Unfortunately, the Colossus of Rhodes did not stand for long. In 226 BC, a powerful earthquake struck the city of Rhodes, and the statue collapsed and fell into the sea. The remains of the statue were said to have been sold as scrap metal to a Syrian merchant, who used it to purchase a cargo ship.
Today, there are no remains of the Colossus of Rhodes, and its exact location is unknown.
Anne-Josèphe Terwagne, known as Théroigne de Méricourt (1762 – 1817) was a French politician and a personality of the Revolution. The womens march Daughter of Elisabeth Lahaye and Pierre Terwagne, laborer, Anne-Josèphe was born on August 13, 1762 in Marcourt in Belgium. At the age of five, followi
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is considered the most important German poet. His works are among the most important in world literature. But Goethe was a genius with many faces and dealt with politics, physics, botany, anatomy and mineralogy. Childhood and youth Johann Wolfgang Goethe was born on Augus
As much as Sardar Patel was rich in determination, he was equally practical. He considered mediocre ideals to be futile and kept his eyes fixed on the goal all the time. So he used practical intelligence instead of coercion with the kings. He made his politics successful by luring the kings with man