Chares of Lindos
publication date: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 (part of Fall 2020)
category: Art
clue: One of ancient history's best-known sculptors didn't live to see his final creation, a Colossus of a statue, become finished.
explanation: Chares is believed to have died before the completion of the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates

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