Seven Wonders Ancient World

First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Introduction: THE SEVEN WONDERS; Chapter 1 THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA, PETER A. CLAYTON; Chapter 2 THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON, IRVING L. FINKEL; Chapter 3 THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA, MARTIN J. PRICE; Chapter 4 THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESOS, BLUMA L. TRELL; Chapter 5 THE MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASSUS, GEOFFREY B. WAYWELL; Chapter 6 THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES, REYNOLD HIGGINS; Chapter 7 THE PHAROS AT ALEXANDRIA, PETER A. CLAYTON ;EPILOGUE: SOME FORGOTTEN WONDERS; APPENDIX; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

About the author

Peter A. Clayton, Martin J. Price

Summary

Gives an account of each "Wonder of the World", in the context in which it was built. The text combines ancient sources with the results of modern scholarship to recreate a picture of the seven wonders, with experts from different fields showing the archaeology and location of each wonder.

Product details

• Assisted by: Peter A. Clayton (Editor), Clayton Peter A. (Editor), Martin J. Price (Editor), Price Martin J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.05.1988
• EAN: 9780415002790
• ISBN: 978-0-415-00279-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 520 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE