Exploring Ancient Greece in Rhodes reveals captivating historical marvels. The Colossus of Rhodes, once among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, stood at the harbor’s entrance, honoring the ...

A member of the ATLANTIC’S editorial staff , with a love for antiquity, PHOEBE LOU ADAMS conducted a one-woman exploration of the Greek Islands and the mainland in the spring of last year.

Standing for a little more than 50 years in the third century B.C., Rhodes’s titanic statue of Helios made a colossal impact on Western art, history, and imagination.

Although long gone, the Colossus of Rhodes remains a well-known symbol of the ancient world. Across the centuries, its memory has been kept alive by a variety of media, from poetry to painting ...

Take a break from ancient Greece and turn a page to the era of the Crusades in Rhodes. Before you go off exploring the rest of the island , spend a day or two in the cosmopolitan city of Rhodes.