7 WONDERS OF

THE ANCIENT WORLD

 

7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

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TITLE:  7 Wonders of the ancient world. L-R from top: Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis ay Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, Lighthouse of Alexandria.

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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS  

 

“Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” HISTORY. 27 October 2009 Updated 26 October 2021. ACCESSED 16 September 2022.

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world

 

“Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” National Geographic  2 June 2022.  ACCESSED 3 Sept 2022. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/seven-wonders-ancient-world

 

Mark, Joshua J.  “The Seven Wonders”. WORLD HISTORY.ORG. 2 September 2009.  ACCESSED 3 September 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Seven_Wonders/

 

Millmore, Mark “Pyramids of Giza”. DISCOVERING EGYPT.COM. ACCESSED 11 OCTOBER 2022. https://discoveringegypt.com/pyramids-temples-of-egypt/pyramids-of-giza/

 

“Egyptian Pyramids”  HISTORY.COM 14 Oct 2009 UPDATED 30 SEPT 2019. ACCESSED 11 OCT 2022. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/the-egyptian-pyramids

 

“The Egyptian Pyramid” SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. NMNH Revised 2/2005  ACCESSED 11 October 2022. https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/pyramid

 

Learn, Joshua Rapp. “A 2,500-Year-Old Mystery: The Hanging Gardens World Wonder”. DISCOVER MAGAZINE 12 Sept 2022. ACCESSED 11 October 2022. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/a-2-500-year-old-mystery-the-hanging-gardens-world-wonder

 

Klein, Christopher  “Hanging Gardens Existed, but not in Babylon”. HISTORY. 14 May 2013 UPDATED 1 Sept 2018. ACCESSED 11 October 2022. https://www.history.com/news/hanging-gardens-existed-but-not-in-babylon

 

“The Statue of Zeus”. WONDERS OF THE WORLD. ACCESSED 11 October 2022. https://www.wonders-of-the-world.net/Seven/Statue-of-Zeus.php

 

Cartwright, Mark. “Temple of Artemis at Ephesus”. 26 July 2018. ACCESSED 11 October 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/Temple_of_Artemis_at_Ephesus/

 

“Mausoleum of Halikarnassos” BRITISH MUSEUM. ACCESSED 11 October 2022. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/mausoleum-halikarnassos

 

“Mausoleum of Halicarnassus”. WONDERS OF THE WORLD. ACCESSED 11 October 2022. https://www.wonders-of-the-world.net/Seven/Mausoleum-of-Halicarnassus.php

 

“The Colossus of Rhodes, a wonder of the ancient world”. RHODES GUIDE. ACCESSED 11 October 2022. https://www.rhodesguide.com/travelguide/colossus_rhodes.php

 

Dunn, Jimmy. “Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria”. TOUR EGYPT. ACCESSED 11 October 2022.http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pharoslighthouse.htm

 

 

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