MrRogerStover

Movies, Alternative music, Art, Philosophy, the quest for the perfect enchilada

[Silent-ology @Silent_ology]

Celebrating the birthday of the icon of icons today, Marilyn Monroe! The single greatest thing you can possibly do for her legacy today is...encourage people to actually watch her films! It's stunning how many people have never seen a Marilyn Monroe movie. There are people who get tattoos of her who've never seen a single one of her movies (I've met such a person myself!). She's become more of an idea or a vague image than a real, talented human being. Let's remedy this!

[George’s Classic Hollywood(GP) @CHC_1927]

Happy 96th Birthday to the legendary actor and director, the one and only Clint Eastwood!

[Snoopy @snoopyb047]

May the fourth be with you! Happy Star Wars day

[Harrison Ford @HarrisonFordLA]

May the fourth be with you

[Star Wars @starwars]

but really, who could choose? For more hallways watch Ahsoka, The Clone Wars, The Mandalorian, Andor & Rogue One streaming on Disney+.

[DaVinci @BiancoDavinci]

A rare Swiss music box from the 1800s, made in Geneva.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It represented the god Helios, and was built to thank the gods for the victory over Demetrius Poliorcetes’ long siege (305 BC) of Rhodes.

Its history begins with the siege of Demetrios Poliorketes, successor of Alexander the Great, in 305 BC. When Demetrios was defeated, he abandoned all his siege machinery on Rhodes. Rhodians decided to express their pride by building a triumphal statue of their favorite god, Helios. Task was assigned to the sculptor Chares of Lindos, a pupil of Lysippos himself, and twelve years (from 304-292 BC) were needed to complete it. 

From the building its destruction lies a time span of merely 56 years. Yet the Colossus of Rhodes earned a place in the famous list of Wonders. "But even lying on the ground, it is a marvel", said Pliny the Elder. The Colossus of Rhodes was not only a gigantic statue. It was a symbol of unity of the people who inhabited that beautiful Mediterranean island of Rhodes.

To build the Colossus of Rhodes, the workers cast the outer bronze skin parts. The base was made of white marble, and the feet and ankle of the statue were first fixed. The structure was gradually erected as the bronze form was fortified with an iron and stone framework. To reach the higher parts, an earth ramp was built around the statue and was later removed. When the Colossus was finished, it stood about 33m (110ft) high. And when it fell, "few people can make their arms meet round the thumb", wrote Pliny.I

A strong earthquake hit Rhodes at around 226 BC. The city was badly damaged, and the Colossus was broken at its weakest point - the knee. Rhodians received an immediate offer from Ptolemy III Eurgetes of Egypt to cover all restoration costs for the toppled monument. However, an oracle was consulted and forbade the re-erection. Ptolemy's offer was declined.

For almost a millennium, the statue lay broken in ruins. In 654 AD, the Arabs invaded Rhodes. They disassembled the remains of the broken Colossus and sold them to a Jew from Syria. It is said that the fragments had to be transported to Syria on the backs of 900 camels.

🎥© History Odyssey

#archaeohistories

[World Scholar @WorldScholar_]

The mystifying beauty of the stained windows of Sainte-Chapelle, France.

[best of old hollywood @oldhllywoods]

“have yourself a merry little christmas” 🎄

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

The Christmas tree in front of Milan Cathedral has been officially lit up

[Retro Recall (☥𝐃𝐁) @RetroMoviesDB]

The Opening credits for Superman (1978) are second to none.

(Credit: John Williams)

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

audrey hepburn for vogue paris, 1963

[James Bond @007]

Has it been 63 years already?

[Peanuts Poster @peanuts_no]

Today's the Big date, on October 2, 1950, Peanuts was first published in newspapers. It was a daily comic strip in seven newspapers. The start of something special to a lot of people. Loving the characters, stories, jokes and more. Happy 75th anniversary to Peanuts. #Peanuts

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve on the set of SUPERMAN (1978).

[George’s Classic Hollywood(GP) @CHC_1927]

Happy Heavenly Birthday to the wonderful Ingrid Bergman.