List of Famous people named Chares

Similar names: Charissa, Charis. Here are some famous Chareses:

Chares Leonard Knight

First Name Chares

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Chares of Lindos

First Name Chares

Born on January 1, -0400

Died on January 1, -0280 (aged 120)

Born in South Aegean Region

Chares of Lindos was a Greek sculptor born on the island of Rhodes. He was a pupil of Lysippos. Chares constructed the Colossus of Rhodes in 282 BC, an enormous bronze statue of the sun god Helios and also the patron god of Rhodes. The statue was built to commemorate Rhodes' victory over the invading Macedonians in 305 BC, led by Demetrius I, son of Antigonus, a general under Alexander the Great. Also attributed to Chares was a colossal head which was brought to Rome and dedicated by P. Lentulus Spinther on the Capitoline Hill, in 57 BC.

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