The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - by Paul Jordan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Pyramids at Giza Hanging Gardens of Bablyon Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Temple of Zeus at Olympia Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Colossus of Rhodes Pharos of Alexandria Why were these particular examples chosen and when? What were the technical and cultural factors involved? Were they mainly religious choices and what do they tell us about the Roman world? Paul Jordan probes all these questions to provide an informative account of the story behind the seven great wonders of the ancient world. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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? </p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><P>The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and all sorts of imaginings and 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.<P>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><strong> <p>Paul Jordan's </strong>previous books include <em>Egypt, Riddles of the Sphinx, Early Man, Neanderthal</em> and <em>The Atlantis Syndrome.</em> </p>
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