The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Zusatztext `Informative! witty and excellenty illustrated! this is a must for the school library ...' - History Teaching Review Informationen zum Autor Clayton, Peter A; Price, Martin Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION: THE SEVEN WONDERS; Chapter 1 1 THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA, Peter A.Clayton; Chapter 2 2 THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON, IRVING L.FINKEL; Chapter 3 3 THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA, Martin J.Price; Chapter 4 4 THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESOS, Bluma L.Trell; Chapter 5 5 THE MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASSUS, Geoffrey B.Waywell; Chapter 6 6 THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES, ReynoldHiggins; Chapter 7 7 THE PHAROS AT ALEXANDRIA, Peter A.Clayton; EPILOGUE: SOME FORGOTTEN WONDERS; APPENDIX; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX;

`Informative, witty and excellenty illustrated, this is a must for the school library ...' - History Teaching Review

Autorentext
Clayton, Peter A; Price, Martin

Klappentext
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 source with the results to modern scholarship and excavations to recreate a vivid picture of the Seven Wonders

Zusammenfassung
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.

Inhalt
INTRODUCTION: THE SEVEN WONDERS; Chapter 1 1 THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA, Peter A.Clayton; Chapter 2 2 THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON, IRVING L.FINKEL; Chapter 3 3 THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA, Martin J.Price; Chapter 4 4 THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESOS, Bluma L.Trell; Chapter 5 5 THE MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASSUS, Geoffrey B.Waywell; Chapter 6 6 THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES, ReynoldHiggins; Chapter 7 7 THE PHAROS AT ALEXANDRIA, Peter A.Clayton; EPILOGUE: SOME FORGOTTEN WONDERS; APPENDIX; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX;

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