Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Pyramids at Giza Hanging Gardens of Bablyon Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Temple of Zeus at Olympia Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Colossus of Rhodes Pharos of Alexandria Why were these particular examples chosen and when? What were the technical and cultural factors involved? Were they mainly religious choices and what do they tell us about the Roman world? Paul Jordan probes all these questions to provide an informative account of the story behind the seven great wonders of the ancient world.