About Chares of Lindos
Lived 400 BC – 280 BC. Chares of Lindos was a sculptor and master builder.
Chares of Lindos (; , gen.: Χάρητος; before 305 BC – c.280 BC) was a Greek sculptor born on the island of Rhodes. He was a pupil of Lysippos.
In popular culture L. Sprague de Camp's novel The Bronze God of Rhodes is written as Chares' memoirs of the Siege of Rhodes and the building of the Colossus of Rhodes. Asteroid 236746 Chareslindos, discovered by Vincenzo Casulli in 2007, was named after the ancient Greek sculptor.
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Who was Chares of Lindos?
ancient Greek sculptor
When was Chares of Lindos born?
Chares of Lindos was born in 400 BC in Lindus.
When did Chares of Lindos die?
Chares of Lindos died in 280 BC in Rhodes.
What was Chares of Lindos's occupation?
Chares of Lindos was a sculptor and master builder.
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