The siege tower, known as the Helepolis, used during the Siege of Rhodes in 305–304 BC, one of the most notable sieges of antiquity, when Demetrius I (337–283 BC), Greek King of Macedonia from 294 to 288 BC, besieged Rhodes in an attempt to make it abandon its neutrality and close relationship with Ptolemy I, companion of Alexander the Great.
The siege tower, known as the Helepolis, used during the Siege of Rhodes in 305–304 BC, one of the most notable sieges of antiquity, when Demetrius I (337–283 BC), Greek King of Macedonia from 294 to 288 BC, besieged Rhodes in an attempt to make it abandon its neutrality and close relationship with Ptolemy I, companion of Alexander the Great. However, the citizens of Rhodes were successful in resisting Demetrius and aftera year he abandoned the siege and signed a peace agreement (304 BC) which Demetrius presented as a victory because Rhodes agreed to remain neutral in his war with Ptolemy I of Egypt.
Size: 4689px × 3257px
Location: Rhodes, Greece
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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