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| Author | : Bettany Hughes |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 433 |
| Release | : 2024-04-23 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0593686152 |
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • From the award-winning historian and broadcaster comes an immersive, awe-inspiring tour of the ancient sites that kindle our imagination and afford us a glimpse into our shared history “This fascinating book is brimming with stories of people and places, all told with Bettany’s natural sense of wonder and adventure.” —Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of The World For millennia, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have been known for their aesthetic sublimity, ingenious engineering, and sheer, audacious magnitude: The Great Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse at Alexandria. Echoing down time, each of these persists in our imagination as an emblem of the glory of antiquity, but beneath the familiar images is a surprising, revelatory history. Guiding us through it is historian Bettany Hughes, who has traveled to each of the sites to uncover the latest archaeological discoveries and bring these monuments and the distinct cultures that built them back to breathtaking life. Spellbinding, richly illustrated, and full of insight, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a journey into the indomitable ambition and creativity of the human spirit.
| Author | : Paul Jordan |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 171 |
| Release | : 2014-05-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1317868854 |
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and all sorts of mysteries attaching to them, have intrigued people since the second century BCE. Why were these particular creations chosen and when? And why did the ancients want to draw up such a list in the first place? What were the technical and cultural factors involved in the creation and listing of the Wonders? The Seven Wonders still rival many of the phenomenal products of both nature and mankind in their size, majesty, and beauty. Six of them no longer stand, having been destroyed by natural disaster or by human intervention. From the Pyramids at Giza to the Colossus of Rhodes, from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Lighthouse of Alexandria, from the Temple of Ephesus to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have never ceased to fascinate down the ages.
| Author | : Ludmila Henkova |
| Publisher | : Albatros Media |
| Total Pages | : 56 |
| Release | : 2021-10-12 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9788000061344 |
The Colossus of Rhodes, the majestic Pyramids of Giza, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the spellbinding Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the breathtaking Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Just one of them survives today. But with the book How the Wonders of the World Were Built you can go back in time and learn the secrets of how these gems of ancient architecture were created. They shine from the past... and their light is not diminishing. The gems of antiquity are proof of human endeavours to cope with the wonders of nature. People have always wanted more: to improve existing process and methods and find new opportunities. They want to create something new, something that evokes a feeling of amazement and admiration. A masterpiece that will provide the creators with immortality and fame during their lives.
| Author | : Michael Woods |
| Publisher | : Twenty-First Century Books |
| Total Pages | : 84 |
| Release | : 2008-09-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 082257568X |
Describes the seven wonders of the ancient world, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus, the temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the colossus of Rhodes.
| Author | : Yona Z. McDonough |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 114 |
| Release | : 2020-04-07 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0593093321 |
Explore the most amazing wonders of the ancient world! More than 2,000 years ago, travelers wrote about the incredible sights they saw while on their journeys. They told tales of hanging gardens that were built for a Babylonian queen, and a colossal statue that guided ships through the harbor of Rhodes in Greece. These writers compiled a list of the very best of these sights that are now known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Author Yona Zeldis McDonough takes the readers on a trip to the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Great Pyramids in Egypt (the only Wonder still standing), the Statue of Zeus at Olympia and the Colossus of Rhodes in ancient Greece, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Temple of Artemis, detailing the creativity and skill that these early civilizations possessed.
| Author | : Peter A. Clayton |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780415050364 |
First published in 1988. Can you name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Did they even exist? The Pharos at Alexandria survived into the Middle Ages, but the Hanging Gardens of Babylon exist only in references by ancient authors and the Colossus of Rhodes if too improbable to have existed in the form and place traditionally ascribed to it. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World sets the record straight, with an attractive account of each Wonder in the context in which it was built. The authors combine ancient sources with the results of modern scholarship and excavations to recreate a vivid picture of the Seven Wonders. All experts in their specialist fields, the contributors bring together facts and background that are remarkably difficult to find from any other single source and establish for the fist time the archaeology and location of each Wonder.
| Author | : Michelle Laliberte |
| Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 50 |
| Release | : 2013-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0766041514 |
"Discover and Learn about the Seven fascinating wonders of the Ancient World"--Provided by publisher.
| Author | : Diana Bentley |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780195219135 |
Describes the architectural achievements of the ancient world known as the Seven Wonders of the World: the Pyramids at Giza, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the Colossus of Rhodes.
| Author | : Mary Hoffman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2004-05 |
| Genre | : Children's stories |
| ISBN | : 0711220050 |
Callimachus, Royal Librarian of Alexandria, is researching a new book. He takes his young apprentice Philip on a journey, and Philip marvels at the sights of Giza, Babylon, Olympia, Ephesus, Halicarnassus and Rhodes. When he returns to Alexandria, there is one more surprise.
| Author | : Matthew Reilly |
| Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 2009-09-18 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0330515918 |
Bestselling author Matthew Reilly takes you on a thrilling treasure hunt in Seven Ancient Wonders. It is the biggest treasure hunt in history with contesting nations involved in a headlong race to locate the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 4500 years ago, a magnificent golden capstone sat at the peak of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was a source of immense power, reputedly capable of bestowing upon its holder absolute global power. But then it was divided into seven pieces and hidden, each piece separately, within the seven greatest structures of the age. Now, the coming of a rare solar event means it's time to locate the seven pieces and rebuild the capstone. Everyone wants it – from the most powerful countries on Earth to gangs of terrorists . . . and one daring coalition of eight small nations. Led by the mysterious Captain Jack West Jr, this determined group enters a global battlefield filled with booby-trapped mines, crocodile-infested swamps, evil forces and an adventure beyond imagining. 'More action, hair-raising stunts and lethal hardware than you'd find in four Bond movies. Reilly is the hottest action writer around' – Evening Telegraph
