| Description |
1 online resource (192 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: THE SEVEN WONDERS; 1 THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA; 2THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON; 3THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA; 4THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESOS; 5THE MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASSUS; 6THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES; 7THE PHAROS AT ALEXANDRIA; EPILOGUE: SOME FORGOTTEN WONDERS; APPENDIX; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Summary |
Sets each of the seven wonders in their historical context, bringing together materials from ancient sources and the results of modern excavations to suggest why particular places and objects have been seen as the touchstone for human achievement |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136748103 |
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1136748105 |
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