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Epic card · History
Colossus of Rhodes, an Epic card
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 136
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 650,000
Ranked #2,189 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Colossus of Rhodes quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Colossus of Rhodes card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It collapsed during the ______ of 226 BC, although parts of it were preserved.
Answer
earthquake. It collapsed during the earthquake of 226 BC, although parts of it were preserved. From the Colossus of Rhodes article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Diego Pavia. Diego Pavia 74 · Colossus of Rhodes 71 · SS Abessinia 68 · Chow Chow 64 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Colossus of Rhodes. Colossus of Rhodes 650,000 · Ferdinand II of Aragon 390,000 · SS Abessinia 2,100 · James B. Aleshire 1,300 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was constructed to celebrate the successful defence of Rhodes against an attack by Demetrius I of Macedon, who had besieged it for a year with a large army and navy.
- According to most contemporary descriptions, the Colossus stood approximately 70 cubits, or 33 metres high, approximately two-thirds of the height of the modern Statue of Liberty from feet to crown, making it the tallest statue in the ancient world.
- It collapsed during the earthquake of 226 BC, although parts of it were preserved.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Colossus of Rhodes article was read about 650,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 65: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Colossus of Rhodes
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Colossus of Rhodes (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : gravure sur bois de Sidney Barclay numérisée Google, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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