The statue became one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.[12] As the historian Strabo put it,
‫فىىىىىىي هايىىىىىى السىىىىىى الااليىىىىىى ‪ ،‬ترسىىىىىىظ رئاسىىىىىى الاىىىىىى تار ىىىىىىداوظ باالعتاىىىىىىادات الاصىىىىىىروف‬