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十以上數(shù)字、年份、百分率、金額等都用阿拉伯?dāng)?shù)字表示，數(shù)字采用千位逗號(hào)隔斷

Rhodians

Ptolemy III


To celebrate their unity, the Rhodians sold the equipment and used the money to erect an enormous statue of their sun god, Helios. The construction of the Colossus took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC. For years, the statue stood at the harbor entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC. The city was badly damaged, and the Colossus was broken at its weakest point the knee. The Rhodians received an immediate offer from Ptolemy III of Egypt to cover all restoration costs for the toppled monument. However, an oracle was consulted and forbade the re-erection. Ptolemy's offer was declined.
羅德斯人為了頌揚(yáng)他們團(tuán)結(jié)一致(的精神)，把這些軍事設(shè)備變賣(mài)后，用所得的錢(qián)建造了他們的太陽(yáng)神赫利俄斯的巨大雕像。 建造這座巨像花了12年的時(shí)間，于公元前282年完工。巨像在港口矗立了許多年，直到公元前226年一次強(qiáng)烈的地震突襲了羅德島。 城市遭到嚴(yán)重的破壞，巨像也從它最不牢固的地方, 膝蓋處斷裂開(kāi)了。 羅德島人得到了埃及托勒密三世及時(shí)的援助，這筆援款足夠應(yīng)付修繕這座傾倒的紀(jì)念碑所需的全部花費(fèi)。 但是，一紙神諭卻阻止巨像的重建。而托勒密的援助也被謝絕了。