Seven Wonders of the World
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Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
World, Seven Wonders of the
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found: Jordan, P. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, 2014:pp. 3-4 (Pyramids of Egypt; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at Olympia; Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Colossus of Rhodes; Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria)
found: Britannica online, Dec. 21, 2018:Seven Wonders of the World (Seven Wonders of the World; alternate title: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; preeminent architectural and sculptural achievements of the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East, as listed by various observers. The best known are those of the 2nd-century-bce writer Antipater of Sidon and of a later but unknown observer of the 2nd century bce who claimed to be the mathematician Philon of Byzantium. Included on the list in its eventual form were the following: Pyramids of Giza; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at Olympia; Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; Mausoleum of Halicarnassus; Colossus of Rhodes; Pharos of Alexandria. Some early lists included the Walls of Babylon or the Palace of King Cyrus of Persia in place of one of the sites noted above)
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1986-02-11: new
2019-04-09: revised
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