Arctinus of Miletus Arctinus of Miletus Arctinus of Miletus or Arctinus Milesius () was a Greek epic poet whose reputation is purely legendary, as none of his works survive. Traditionally dated between 775 BC and 741 BC, he was said to have been a pupil of Homer. Phaenias of Eresus placed him in the 7th century BC and claimed that he was defeated by Lesches of Pyrrha in competition. One of the "cyclic poets", Arctinus composed the epics "Aethiopis" and "Sack of Troy", which were contributions to the Trojan War cycle, and possibly "Naupactia". These poems are lost, but an idea of the
The Colossus of Rhodes (film) 1960s were set in either classical Greece or even earlier ("Hercules," "Ulysses," "The Giant of Marathon") or the later Roman period ("Ben Hur," "The Magnificent Gladiator," "Quo Vadis"). The only other films made during the peplum era to use a Hellenistic setting are "Hannibal" (1959), "Revak the Rebel" and "Siege of Syracuse" (both 1960). A Greek military hero named Darios (Rory Calhoun) visits his uncle Lissipu (George Rigaud) on the island of Rhodes in the year 280 BC. Rhodes has just finished constructing an enormous colossal statue of the god Apollo to guard its harbor and is planning an alliance