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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

An Extraordinary New Journey Through History's Greatest Treasures

by Bettany Hughes
Paperback
Publication Date: 23/04/2024
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For millennia, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have been known for their aesthetic sublimity, ingenious engineering, and sheer, audacious magnitude: the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse at Alexandria. Echoing down time, each of these persists in our imagination as an emblem of the glory of antiquity, but beneath the familiar images is a surprising, revelatory history. Guiding us through it is historian Bettany Hughes, who has traveled to each of the sites to uncover the latest archaeological discoveries and bring these monuments and the distinct cultures that built them back to breathtaking life. Spellbinding, richly illustrated, and full of insight, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a thrilling journey into the indomitable ambition and creativity of the human spirit.
ISBN:
9780593686157
9780593686157
Category:
Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
23-04-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
203.2x132.08x23.62mm
Weight:
0.35kg
Bettany Hughes

Bettany Hughes is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. Her previous books (Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore and the Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life) were published to great critical acclaim and worldwide success.

Hughes has made a number of factual films and documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, PBS, National Geographic, Discovery, The History Channel and ABC. She is a Research Fellow of King's College London and has been honoured with numerous awards including the Norton Medlicott Medal for History.

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