The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Name: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Brand: Orion Publishing Group
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By Bettany Hughes

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Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus at Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. They were also brilliant adventures of the mind, test cases of the reaches of human imagination. Now only the pyramid remains, yet the scale and majesty of these seven wonders still enthral us today. In a thrilling, colourful narrative enriched with the latest archaeological discoveries, bestselling historian Bettany Hughes walks through the landscapes of both ancient and modern time; on a journey whose purpose is to ask why we wonder, why we create, why we choose to remember the wonder of others. She explores traces of the Wonders themselves, and the traces they have left in history. A majestic work of historical storytelling, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World reinforces the exciting, and nourishing, notion that humans can make the impossible happen.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 416
Release Date:: 2023-01-19
Publication Date:: 2024-01-18
Publisher:: Orion Publishing Group
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1474610331
ISBN13:: 9781474610339
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 542 g
Height:: 15.3 cm
Width:: 23.2 cm
Thickness:: 3.3 cm

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