Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

How many individuals can name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? These ancien, man made monuments were compiled into a list considerable in their enormous size or

some other unusual quality (Donovan 325). We should not let these legacies be left

behind in the past, because each of these "Seven Wonders" has a story hidden within

their ruins, or in one case, within its remains. Picture these architectural structures

as I uncover the legends of The Statue of Zeus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Pyramids

of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the

The first full modern version of the list appeared less than four centuries ago in

Italy in 1608 (Romer IX). After that the lists varied, sometimes naming ten wonders,

but always keeping the honored name of "The Seven Wonders of the World" (IX). The

listing of these wonders initiated by Greeks and Romans listed memorable things that

they thought travelers should see (Donovan 325). The origianl authorship of the list

is not completely proven, but it is believed to be composed by Bede and Philo (Romer

X). Philo's list is the most impressive, because of it's uncomparable text, in length,

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On the site cleared for the temple, 45,000 people could have stood (McLeish 10). Their effort prolonged its life because a fire devastated the Olympia Temple (1). At his altar, 100 cattle were sacrificed as the main part of the festival (Mcleish 19). The Colossus of Rhodes is hallow inside supported by interior stone and iron blocks (Ashmawy 1). Nothing is interesting about this king, Mausollos, except for his tomb (1). Richard Procter, and astronomer, observed

hat the descending passage could have b een used to observe transit stars and he grand

gallery could have been used to map the sky when on the top (Krystek 3). There is almost no exception that

each tomb of the Egyptian Kings was plundered (2). At the top, a mirror reflected sunlight during the day, and a fire guided soldiers at night (Ashmawy 1). These flowerbeds held exotic trees, shrubs, flowers, and creepers lay along the terrace (15). The largest of the three Giza Pyramids is the Pyramid of Cheops (18). Priests began by removing all the soft

parts of the body, such as the brain, lungs, heart, liver, and intestines (5). On this harbor of Alexandria, a lighthouse, otherwise called Pharos, was built (Ashmawy 1).

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