Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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Timeline, and map of the Octo Mundi Miracula's Seven Wonders. Dates in bold green and dark red are of their construction and destruction, respectively.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, also known as the Seven Wonders of the World or simply the Seven Wonders, is a list of seven notable structures present during classical antiquity, first established in the 1572 publication Octo Mundi Miracula using a combination of historical sources. ^{[1] [2]}

The seven traditional wonders established by the Octo Mundi Miracula are the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Using modern-day countries, two of the wonders were located in Greece, two in Turkey, two in Egypt, and one in Iraq. Of the seven wonders, only the Pyramid of Giza, which is also by far the oldest of the wonders, remains standing, while the others have been destroyed over the centuries. Remains exist from the Lighthouse, Temple of Artemis and the Mausoleum – either in situ or in musuems. There is scholarly debate over the exact nature of the Hanging Gardens, and there is doubt as to whether they existed at all.

All known ancient and classical lists of wonders differ from the Octo Mundi Miracula version. The first known list of seven wonders dates back to the 2nd–1st century BC; at least 8 full lists and 10 partial lists are known. Three other wonders appear more than twice across these lists: the Walls of Babylon, the Palace of Cyrus the Great, and the Pergamon Altar.

Background

Alexander the Great's conquest of much of the western world in the 4th century BC gave Hellenistic travellers access to the civilizations of the Egyptians, Persians, and Babylonians. ^[3] Impressed and captivated by the landmarks and marvels of the various lands, these travellers began to list what they saw to remember them. ^{[4] [5]}

Instead of "wonders", the ancient Greeks spoke of "theamata" (θεάματα), which means "sights", in other words "things to be seen" (Τὰ ἑπτὰ θεάματα τῆς οἰκουμένης [γῆς] Tà heptà theámata tēs oikoumenēs [gēs]). Later, the word for "wonder" ("thaumata" θαύματα, "wonders") was used. ^[6] Hence, the list was meant to be the ancient world's counterpart of a travel guidebook. ^[3]

Known lists

List of known lists

German classical scholar Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher's list of 18 known classical lists of wonders, both complete and incomplete, published in 1906, showed only two of the 18 lists being identical - and considered the second was simply a later copy of the first. None of the lists match the modern "canonical" seven. The 18 lists contain 82 names, with a total of 22 distinct buildings or places: ^[7]

	Complete								Incomplete										Number
	Antipater [8]	Hyginus [9]	Madrid(a) [10]	Heraclitus(a) [11]	Gregory [12]	Anthol.VIII [13]	Anthol.IX [14]	Ampelius [15]	Diodorus [16]	Strabo [17]	Eustathius [18]	Valerius [19]	Plutarch [20]	Pausanias [21]	Lucian [22]	Heraclitus(b) [11]	Philo [23]	Madrid(b) [10]
I. Babylon walls	[24]	[25]	[26]	[27]	[28]	[29]		[30]	[31]					[32]			[33]		10
II. Pyramids	[34]	[35]	[36]	[37]		[38]	[39]	[40]	[41]		[42]						[43]		10
III. Mausoleum	[44]	[45]	[46]	[47]	[48]	[49]				[50]	[51]	[52]							9
IV. Colossus	[53]	[54]	[55]	[56]	[57]	[58]	[59]	[60]		[61]					[62]		[63]		11
V. Artemis tem.	[64]	[65]		[66]	[67]	[68]		[69]			[70]						[71]		8
VI. Zeus sta.	[72]	[73]		[74]	[75]	[76]											[77]		6
VII. Cyrus' palace		[78]						[79]						[80]		[81]			4
VIII. Thebes (Eg)			[82]		[83]														2
IX. Cyzicus temple			[84]				[85]												2
X. Heraclea theatre			[86]																1
XI. Delos				[87]									[88]						2
XII. Thebes (Gr)					[89]													[90]	2
XIII. Hanging Gdns.	[91]					[92]				[93]	[94]					[95]			5
XIV. Capitoline							[96]											[97]	2
XV. Pergamon altar							[98]	[99]										[100]	3
XVI. Lighthouse							[101]								[102]			[103]	3
XVII. Chalke gate							[104]												1
XVIII. Zeus tem.								[105]											1
XIX. Myra thea.																		[106]	1
XX. Asclepius San.																[107]			1
XXI. Parion altar																[108]			1
XXII. Athena statue																[109]			1
Number	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	2	3	4	1	1	2	2	5	5	5

The first reference to a list of seven such monuments was given by Diodorus Siculus; he did not provide the list itself, mentioning only the Walls of Babylon and the Pyramids. ^{[110] [111]} The epigrammist Antipater of Sidon, ^[112] who lived around or before 100 BC, ^[113] gave a list of seven "wonders", including six of the present list (substituting the walls of Babylon for the Lighthouse of Alexandria): ^[114]

I have gazed on the walls of impregnable Babylon along which chariots may race, and on the Zeus by the banks of the Alpheus, I have seen the hanging gardens, and the Colossus of the Helios, the great man-made mountains of the lofty pyramids, and the gigantic tomb of Mausolus; but when I saw the sacred house of Artemis that towers to the clouds, the others were placed in the shade, for the sun himself has never looked upon its equal outside Olympus.

—  Greek Anthology IX.58 ^[115]

Another ancient writer, who, perhaps dubiously, identified himself as Philo of Byzantium, wrote a short account entitled The Seven Sights of the World. ^[5] The surviving manuscript is incomplete, missing its last pages. Still, from the preamble text, it is possible that the list of seven sights exactly matches Antipater's (the preamble mentions the location of Halicarnassus, but the pages describing the seventh wonder, presumably the Mausoleum, are missing). ^[116] Earlier and later lists by the historian Herodotus (c. 484 BC–c. 425 BC) and the poet Callimachus of Cyrene (c. 305–240 BC), housed at the Museum of Alexandria, survive only as references.

Modern list

The Octo Mundi Miracula's imagined depictions of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which established the modern canonical list of seven. From left to right, top to bottom: Great Pyramid of Giza, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Colossus of Rhodes, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Temple of Artemis. The author added the Colosseum as an eighth wonder.

Main article: Octo Mundi Miracula

The modern canonical list was first established in the 1572 publication Octo Mundi Miracula using a combination of historical sources. ^{[1] [2]}

The list covered only the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions, ^[117] which then comprised the known world for the Greeks. The primary accounts from Hellenistic writers also heavily influenced the places included in the wonders list. Five of the seven entries are a celebration of Greek accomplishments in construction, the exceptions being the Pyramids of Giza and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

The Colossus of Rhodes was the last of the seven to be completed, after 280 BC, and the first to be destroyed, by an earthquake in 226/225 BC. It was therefore already in ruins by the time the list was compiled, and all seven wonders existed simultaneously for less than 60 years.

Influence

Arts and architecture

The seven canonical wonders won praises for their notable features, ranging from superlatives of the highest or largest of their types, to the artistry with which they were executed. Their architectural and artistic features were imitated throughout the Hellenistic world and beyond.

The Greek influence in Roman culture, and the revival of Greco-Roman artistic styles during the Renaissance caught the imagination of European artists and travellers. ^[118] Paintings and sculptures alluding to the canonical list were made, while significant numbers of adventurers travelled to the actual sites to personally witness the wonders. Legends circulated to further complement the superlatives of the wonders.

Modern lists

The Great Pyramid of Giza, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing

Of the canonical wonders, the only one that has survived to the present day is the Great Pyramid of Giza. Its brilliant white stone facing had survived intact until around 1300 AD, when local communities removed most of the stonework for building materials. The existence of the Hanging Gardens has not been proven, though theories abound. ^[119] Records and archaeology confirm the existence of the other five wonders. The Temple of Artemis and the Statue of Zeus were destroyed by fire, while the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Colossus, and tomb of Mausolus were destroyed by earthquakes. Among the surviving artifacts are sculptures from the tomb of Mausolus and the Temple of Artemis, currently kept in the British Museum in London.

The listing of seven of the most marvellous architectural and artistic human achievements continued beyond the Ancient Greek times to the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and to the modern age. The Roman poet Martial and the Christian bishop Gregory of Tours had their versions. ^[3] Reflecting the rise of Christianity and the factor of time, nature and the hand of man overcoming Antipater's seven wonders, Roman and Christian sites began to figure on the list, including the Colosseum, Noah's Ark, and Solomon's Temple. ^{[3] [5]} In the 6th century, a list of seven wonders was compiled by St. Gregory of Tours: the list ^[120] included the Temple of Solomon, the Pharos of Alexandria, and Noah's Ark.

Modern historians, working on the premise that the original Seven Ancient Wonders List was limited in its geographic scope, also had their versions to encompass sites beyond the Hellenistic realm—from the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to the Seven Wonders of the World. The "seven wonders" label has spawned innumerable versions among international organizations, publications and individuals based on different themes—works of nature, engineering masterpieces, constructions of the Middle Ages, etc. Its purpose has also changed from just a simple travel guidebook or a compendium of curious places to a list of sites to defend or preserve.

Canonical seven wonders

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Name	Date of construction	Builders	Date of destruction	Cause of destruction	Modern location	Modern status
Great Pyramid of Giza	2584–2561 BC	Egyptians	Still in existence, majority of façade gone	Giza Necropolis, Egypt 29°58′45.03″N31°08′03.69″E / 29.9791750°N 31.1343583°E / 29.9791750; 31.1343583 (Great Pyramid of Giza)	Standing
Hanging Gardens of Babylon (existence unresolved) [121]	c. 600 BC (evident)	Babylonians or Assyrians	After 1st century AD	Unknown	Hillah or Nineveh, Iraq 32°32′08″N44°25′39″E / 32.5355°N 44.4275°E / 32.5355; 44.4275 (Hanging Gardens of Babylon)	No trace
Statue of Zeus at Olympia	466–456 BC (temple) 435 BC (statue)	Greeks (Phidias)	5th–6th centuries AD	Disassembled and reassembled at Constantinople; later destroyed by fire	Olympia, Greece 37°38′16.3″N21°37′48″E / 37.637861°N 21.63000°E / 37.637861; 21.63000 (Statue of Zeus at Olympia)	No trace of statue; remains of the Temple of Zeus
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus	c. 550 BC; and again in 323 BC	Greeks, Lydians	356 BC (by Herostratus) AD 262 (by the Goths)	Arson by Herostratus, plundering	Near Selçuk, Turkey 37°56′59″N27°21′50″E / 37.94972°N 27.36389°E / 37.94972; 27.36389 (Temple of Artemis at Ephesus)	Remains of the temple
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus	351 BC	Greeks, [122] [123] Persians, Carians (Satyros and Pythius of Priene)	12th–15th century AD	Earthquakes	Bodrum, Turkey 37°02′16″N27°25′27″E / 37.0379°N 27.4241°E / 37.0379; 27.4241 (Mausoleum at Halicarnassus)	Remains of the Mausoleum, including at the British Museum
Colossus of Rhodes	292–280 BC	Greeks (Chares of Lindos)	226 BC	Destroyed by earthquake	Rhodes, Greece 36°27′04″N28°13′40″E / 36.45111°N 28.22778°E / 36.45111; 28.22778 (Colossus of Rhodes)	No trace
Lighthouse of Alexandria	c. 280 BC	Greeks, Ptolemaic Egyptians	AD 1303–1480	Destroyed by earthquake	Alexandria, Egypt 31°12′50″N29°53′08″E / 31.21389°N 29.88556°E / 31.21389; 29.88556 (Lighthouse of Alexandria)	Remains found underwater in 1994

See also

• New 7 Wonders of the World, a campaign for people to vote and choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments.
• Eighth Wonder of the World, about attempted additions to the famous ancient list.
• Wonders of the World, about similar lists made throughout the ages.
• Seven Wonders of the World (1956 film)
• 7 Wonders of the Ancient World (2007 video game)
• 7 Wonders (2010 board game)
• Seven Wonders (2013 book series)

References

1. Clayton & Price 2013 , p. 5: "It is perhaps only with the execution of these drawings that the list became fixed for all time , but the details of each monument have been scrutinised ever since under the scientific eye of such scholars as Johann Fischer von Erlach."
2. Tobin 2011 , p. 6: "The 'canonical' list of the Seven Wonders that we use today was actually drawn up in the sixteenth century by Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck, who produced a set of drawings of the Seven Wonders compiled from his perusal of ancient authors. His list contained two statues, the Zeus from Olympia and the Colossus of Rhodes; two sets of tombs, the Pyramids of Egypt and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus; and several buildings, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Walls and Hanging Gardens of Babylon (counted as one 'wonder'), and the Lighthouse of Alexandria."
3. "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
4. "History of the Past: World History". Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
5. Paul Lunde (May–June 1980). "The Seven Wonders". Saudi Aramco World. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
6. Clayton, Peter; Martin J. Price (1990). The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Routledge. p. 4. ISBN   978-0-415-05036-4. Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
7. Roscher 1906, p. 187, 191: "Suchen wir uns jetzt einen Überblick über die hierfür in Betracht kommenden Zeugnisse der Schriftsteller zu verschaffen, so stellt sich freilich alsbald heraus, wie schwankend und unsicher die Ansichten von der Zugehörigkeit gar mancher θεάματα zu der Siebenergruppe waren, insofern im ganzen mindestens 22 verschiedene Bau- und Kunstwerke darauf Anspruch erhoben, zu jener Gruppe zu gehören, während es nur wenigen gelang, sich in allen oder doch der Mehrzahl der erhaltenen Listen zu behaupten, viele von ihnen sogar sich damit begnügen mußten, nur in einer einzigen Liste oder in zweien derselben zu figurieren. Offenbar hat in dieser Beziehung große Willkür geherrscht und insbesondere ein stark ausgeprägter Lokalpatriotismus einen bedeutenden Einfluß geübt; aber gerade jene Willkür im einzelnen gegenüber der so gut wie immer streng festgehaltenen Siebenzahl zeigt, welch außerordentliches Ansehen gerade diese Zahl im damaligen Zeitalter genoß. Die sämtlichen mir bekannt gewordenen vollständigen und unvollständigen Listen der sieben Wunderwerke habe ich in den beiden vergleichenden Tabellen auf S. 188 und S. 189 zusammengestellt... Beide Tabellen enthalten zusammen 18 Listen, die mit ganz wenigen Ausnahmen mehr oder weniger starke Abweichungen aufweisen; als völlig miteinander identisch können wir mit Sicherheit nur zwei (A u. F) betrachten, was sich ohne Zweifel aus der Tatsache erklärt, daß Gregor v. Nazianz entweder das Epigramm des Antipater v. Sidon oder dieselbe Liste wie dieser benutzt hat... Ferner beobachten wir, daß nicht weniger als 52 von den 82 von uns aufgeführten Erwähnungen der θεάματα wenn wir das unmittelbar an der Küste Asiens gelegene Rhodos wie billig mit zu diesem Weltteile rechnen sich auf asiatische Bau- und Kunstwerke, dagegen bloß je 14 von ihnen auf ägyptische und griechische und nur 2 (offenbar späteren Listen angehörige) auf Rom (Kapitol) beziehen."
8. Palatine Anthology, IX 58: “I have set eyes on the wall of lofty Babylon on which is a road for chariots, and the statue of Zeus by the Alpheius, and the hanging gardens, and the colossus of the Sun, and the huge labour of the high pyramids, and the vast tomb of Mausolus ; but when I saw the house of Artemis that mounted to the clouds, those other marvels * lost their brilliancy, and I said, " Lo, apart from Olympus, the Sun never looked on anything so grand."”
9. Fabulae 223: “SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD: The temple of Diana at Ephesus which the Amazon Otrera, wife of Mars, made. The Monument of King Mausolus made of marble blocks, 80 feet high, 1,340 feet around. The bronze statue of the Sun at Rhodes, which is colossal, being 90 feet high. The statue of Olympian Jove which Phidias made, a seated statue of gold and ivory, 60 feet high. The palace of Cyrus the King in Ecbatana, which Memnon made, of many colored and shining white stones bound with gold. The wall in Babylon, which Semiramis, daughter of Dercetis, made, of baked brick and bitumen, bound with iron, 25 feet broad, 60 feet high, and 300 stades in circuit. The pyramids in Egypt, whose shadow isn't seen, 60 feet high.”
10. Unger, Robert August (1839). Thebana paradoxa: sex libris. Lippert. "LXVII. Bibl. Matrit. p. 232. col. II. extat hic: Περὶ τῶν ἑπτὰ θεαμάτων· Αἰγύπτου πυραμίδες· Βαβυλώνια τεῖχη· Ἑκατόμπυλοι Θῆβαι· Μαυσωλεῖου τάφος ἐν Καρίᾳ· Κολοσσὸς ἐν Ῥόδῳ· Ναὸς ἐν Κυζίκῳ· Θέατρον Ἡρακλείας. Καὶ ἄλλα ἑπτά. Πύργος ἀστερος ἐξισούμενος Φάρῳ· Θέατρον Λυκίας τῶν Μύων ὃπερ κατέσκαψεν Ἰσμαὴλ γένος· Ρουφονίου ναὸς ἐν τῇ Περγάμῳ οὕπερ τὸ κάλλος πάσας διέβηκε χθόνας· Ῥώμης Καπιτώλιον· Ἑπτάπυλοι Θῆβαι ἐν Ἑλλάδι"; translation: "In manuscript no. LXVII of the Madrid Library, p. 232, column II, the following list is found: “Concerning the Seven Wonders: The pyramids of Egypt; the walls of Babylon; the hundred-gated Thebes; the tomb of Mausolus in Caria; the Colossus at Rhodes; the temple at Cyzicus; the theatre at Heraclea. And another group of seven: the tower equalling the star of Pharos; the theatre of the Lycian Muses, which the race of Ishmael destroyed; the temple of Rufonius in Pergamon, whose beauty surpassed all lands; the Capitol at Rome; and the seven-gated Thebes in Greece.”
11. Peri Apiston: graeci 3:2, section 321, page 88-89: "II. Τὰ ἑπτὰ θεάματα. α’ ὁ ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ Ζεὺς πήχεων λς’. β’ ὁ τῆς Ἐφεσίας Ἀρτέμιδος ναός. γ’ ὁ ἐν Δήλῳ κεράτινος βωμός, ὃς λέγεται γενέσθαι ἐκ θυμάτων τοῦ θεοῦ μιᾶς ἡμέρας δεξιῶν κεράτων. δ’ τὸ Μαυσωλεῖον τὸ ἐν Ἁλικαρνασσῷ. ε’ αἱ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ πυραμίδες, ὧν ἡ μείζων πήχεις ἔχει υ’.ϛ’ τὰ Βαβυλώνια τεῖχη. ζ’ ὁ ἐν Ῥόδῳ κολοσσὸς πήχεων ο’, ὃν ἐποίησε Χάρης ὁ Λίνδιος. Τινὲς δὲ τάττουσι καὶ τὸν ἐν Ἐπιδαύρῳ Ἀσκληπιὸν καὶ τὸν ἐν Παρίῳ βωμὸν. καὶ τοὺς κρεμαστοὺς κήπους καὶ τὴν ἱσταμένην Ἀθηνᾶν ἐν Ἀθήναις καὶ τὰ Κύρου βασίλεια. Appendix II Translation of Anonymous, Peri Apiston: II. The seven wonders. 1. The statue of Zeus at Olympia, 36 cubits tall. 2. The temple of Artemis at Ephesus. 3. The altar of horn at Delos, said to have been created from the right horns of victims sacrificed to the god in a single day. 4. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. 5. The pyramids of Egypt, of which the largest is 400 cubits tall. 6. The walls of Babylon. 7. The Colossus of Rhodes, 70 cubits tall, which Chares of Lindus built. Some include on this list also the Asclepion at Epidauros, the altar at Parion, the hanging gardens, the standing Athena statue in Athens, and the palace of Cyrus.
12. Oration XX, p. 359.
13. Palatine Anthology, Book VIII Epigram 177: “ These are the seven wonders of the world: a wall, a statue, gardens, pyramids, a temple, another statue, a tomb. The eighth was I, this vast tomb rising high above these rocks; and among the dead I am most celebrated, owing to the greed of thy furious hand, murderer.”
14. Palatine Anthology, Book IX Epigram 656: “I surpass the celebrated wonders of the Italian land. Beauty of the Capitolian hall, give place to thy betters, even though thy roof of bronze dazzles the eye. Hide, Pergamus, thy splendid ornament, the grove of Rufinus, narrow now beside the halls of this limitless palace; and thou, Cyzicus, no longer sing of thy noble temple of Hadrian standing fast on the long cliff. The pyramids are not capable of vying with me, or the colossus, or the Pharos; I alone surpass a great legion of buildings. My prince himself, after his victory over the Isaurians, completed me, the house of the Dawn, shining with gold, on all sides exposed to the breezes of the four winds.”
15. s:translation:Liber Memorialis#8. Wonders of the World. Wonders which are on Earth Liber Memorialis, ch. 8.
16. Bibliotheca Historica 1.63; 2.11; 18.4.
17. Geographica, pp. 652, 656, 738.
18. Commentary on the Odyssey, pp. 1623, 10: “(Vers. 190.) βαθέϊ ἔτετυκτο πέλωμον, εἰλήφασιν οἱ μεθ’ Ὅμηρον φαίνεσθαι τινα ἐν κόσμῳ λέγειν τὰ παραδόξα θεάματα, οἷος ὁ τοῦ Μαυσωλοῦ τάφος, ὁ ἐν Ἐφέσῳ ναὸς τῆς Ἀρτέμιδος, ὁ Βαβυλῶνος κῆπος, αἱ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ πυραμίδες καὶ ἕτερα.”; translation: “(Verse 190) “A deep and vast cavern was built. Those after Homer have taken this to mean that he was describing one of the marvels of the world — such as the tomb of Mausolus, the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the gardens of Babylon, the pyramids of Egypt, and other such wonders.”
19. Factorum et dictorum memorabilium IX 4.6; in Pliny, Natural History 36.30.
20. Moralia, De sollertia animalium 35.
21. Description of Greece 4.31.5 “Round Messene is a wall, the whole circuit of which is built of stone, with towers and battlements upon it. I have not seen the walls at Babylon or the walls of Memnon at Susa in Persia, nor have I heard the account of any eye-witness; but the walls at Ambrossos in Phocis, at Byzantium and at Rhodes, all of them the most strongly fortified places, are not so strong as the Messenian wall.”
22. Icaromenippus 12.
23. On the Seven Wonders (De septem miraculis).
24. 1 Βαβυλῶνος τεῖχος (Babylonos teichos).
25. 6 Murus in Babylonia (Semiramidis).
26. 2 Βαβυλῶνος τεῖχη (Babylonos teiche).
27. 6 Βαβυλῶνος τεῖχη (Babylonos teiche).
28. 3 τεῖχη Βαβυλῶνος (teiche Babylonos).
29. 1 τεῖχος (Schol. τὸ ἐν Βαβέλ.) (teichos [to en Babel]).
30. 6 Murus Babyloniae, Memnon aedific.
31. ὀβελίσκος ἐν Βαβυλ. (obelisk in Babylon)
32. τὰ Βαβυλ. τεῖχη (ta Babyl. teiche).
33. Mauern v. Babylon.
34. 5 πυραμίδες (pyramidēs).
35. 7 Pyramides.
36. 1 πυραμίδες (pyramidēs).
37. 5 πυραμίδες (pyramidēs).
38. 4 πυραμίδες (pyramidēs).
39. 4 πυραμίδες (pyramidēs).
40. 7 Pyramides.
41. πυραμίδες (pyramidēs).
42. αἱ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ πυραμίδες (hai en Aigyptō pyramidēs).
43. Pyramiden.
44. 6 μνῆμα Μαυσωλεῖου (mnēma Mausōleiou).
45. 2 Monumentum Mausoli.
46. 4 Μαυσωλείου τάφος (Mausōleiou taphos).
47. 4 τὸ Μαυσωλεῖον (to Mausōleion).
48. 4 Μαυσωλείου τάφος (Mausōleiou taphos).
49. 7 τάφος (Schol. ὁ Μαυσωλεῖος) (taphos [ho Mausōleios]).
50. ὁ Μαυσωλείου τάφος (ho Mausōleiou taphos).
51. ὁ Μαυσωλείου τάφος (ho Mausōleiou taphos).
52. Mausoli sepulcrum.
53. 4 Ἡλίου κολοσσός (Hēliou kolossos).
54. 3 Rhodi signum Solis.
55. 5 Κολοσσὸς ἐν Ῥόδῳ (Kolossos en Rhodō).
56. 7 ὁ ἐν Ῥόδῳ κολοσσός (ho en Rhodō kolossos).
57. 5 Κολοσσὸς χαλκός (Kolossos chalkos).
58. 2 ἄγαλμα (Schol. ὁ ἐν Ῥόδῳ κολοσσός) (agalma [ho en Rhodō kolossos]).
59. 5 Κολοσσὸς (Kolossos).
60. 4 Rhodi colossic. signum Solis.
61. ὁ τοῦ Ἡλίου κολοσσός (ho tou Hēliou kolossos).
62. ὁ Ῥοδίων κολοσσός (ho Rhodiōn kolossos).
63. Koloss v. Rhodos.
64. 7 Ἐφεσίης δόμος (Ephesies domos).
65. 1 Ephesi Dianae Templum, quod fec. Amazon.
66. 2 δ’ Ἐφεσίαις Ἄρτε. ναός (d’ Ephesiais Arte. naos).
67. 6 Ναὸν Ἀρτέμιδος (Naon Artemis).
68. 5 ναός (Schol. ἡ ἐν Ἐφέσῳ) (naos [hē en Ephesō]).
69. 3 Aedis Dianae Epheso, quam const. Amason (vgl. § 12).
70. ὁ ἐν Ἐφέσῳ ναὸς τῆς Ἀρτέμιδος (ho en Ephesō naos tēs Artemis).
71. Artemision v. Ephesos.
72. 2 τὸν ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ Δία (ton en Olympiā Dia).
73. 4 Signum Iovis Olympii.
74. 1 ὁ ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ Ζεύς (ho en Olympiā Zeus).
75. 7 Κίλια ἐμμετρεῖν δυνάμενον (Kilia emmetrein dunamenon).
76. 6 ἄγαλμα (Schol. Ζεύς) (agalma [Zeus]).
77. Zeus von Olympia.
78. 5 Domus Cyri in Ecbatanis, q. fec. Memnon.
79. 5 Domus Cyri regis etc.
80. τὰ Μεμνόνεια ἐν Σούσοις τεῖχη (Memnonian walls in Susa), see Hyginus: “The palace of Cyrus the King in Ecbatana, which Memnon made”.
81. 5 τὰ Κύρου βασίλεια (ta Kyrou basileia).
82. 3 Ἑκατόμπυλον Θῆβας (Hekatompylon Thēbas).
83. 2 Θῆβαι Αἰγύπτου (Thēbai Aigyptou).
84. 6 Ναὸς ἐν Κέρκυρα (Naos en Kerkyra).
85. 3 Ἄρμασμον ἐν Κερκύρᾳ ναός (Armasmon en Kerkyrā naos).
86. 7 Θησαυρὸς Ἡρακλέους (Thēsauros Hērakleous).
87. 3 ὁ ἐν Δήλῳ κεχρυσούς βωμός (ho en Dēlō kechrysous bōmos).
88. ὁ κεχρυσούς βωμός (Delos) (ho kechrysous bōmos).
89. 1 Ἑκατόμπυλον Θῆβας (Hekatompylon Thēbas).
90. 5 Ἑκατόμπυλον Θῆβας (Hekatompylon Thēbas).
91. 3 κήπων αἴσθημα (kēpōn aisthēma).
92. 3 κῆποι (Schol. οἱ ἐν Κολοσσαῖς) (kēpoi [hoi en Kolossais]).
93. ὁ κρεμαστὸς κῆπος (ho kremastos kēpos).
94. ὁ Βαβυλώνιος κῆπος (ho Babylōnios kēpos).
95. 3 οἱ κρεμαστοὶ κῆποι (hoi kremastoi kēpoi).
96. 1 Καπιτωλίς στήλη (Kapitolīs stēlē).
97. 4 Ῥώμης Καπιτώλιον (Rhōmēs Kapitōlion).
98. 2 Ῥουφίνου ἄγαλμα (ἐν Περγάμῳ) (Rhophinou agalma [en Pergamō]).
99. 2 Pergamo ara marmorea magna.
100. 3 Ῥοσίνου ἄγαλμα ἐν τῇ Περγάμῳ (Rhosinou agalma en tē Pergamō).
101. 6 Φάρος (Pharos).
102. 1 τέχνος Φάρου (technos Pharou).
103. 1 τέχνος Φάρου (technos Pharou).
104. 7 Χαλκῆ (Chalkē) in Byzanz.
105. 1 Olympiae templ. Iovis?
106. Θέατρον Λυκίας τῶν Μύων ὃπερ κατέσκαψεν Ἰσμαὴλ γένος (The theater of the Lycians at Myra, which was destroyed by the Ishmaelites.)
107. Ἐπιδαύρῳ Ἀσκληπιὸν (Epidauros Asclepion)
108. 2 ὁ ἐν Παφίῳ βωμός (ho en Paphio bōmos).
109. 4 ἡ ἱερὰ Ἀθήναις Ἐλαφηβολίων (hē hiera Athēnais Elaphēboliōn).
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Further reading

• Berndt, J. (2003), ‘Die Listen der Sieben Weltwunder’, in W. Hoepfner(ed.), Der Koloss von Rhodos und die Bauten des Helios: neue Forschungen zu einem der Sieben Weltwunder, Mainz, pp. 103–4.
• Clayton, Peter and Price, Martin, 1988, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Routledge. ISBN   9780710211590
• Condello, Federico; Floridi, Lucia (2023). Pseudo-Filone di Bisanzio, "Le sette meraviglie del mondo": introduzione, testo critico, traduzione, note esegetiche e testuali. Berlin: De Gruyter. ISBN   9783111166469.
• Higgins, Michael Denis (2023). The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Science, Engineering and Technology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780197648155.
• Roscher, Wilhelm Heinrich (1906). "d) Die sieben Weltwunder (θεάματα, ἔργα μεγάλα)". Die Hebdomadenlehren der griechischen Philosophen und Aerzte (in German). Teubner. pp. 186–193. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
• Tobin, Jennifer (2011-06-23). Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (PDF). Recorded Books, LLC. ISBN   978-1-4498-3527-9.

External links

• "Seven Ancient Wonders of the World" on The History Channel website. Also includes links to medieval, modern and natural wonders.
• Parkin, Tim, Researching Ancient Wonders: A Research Guide, from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. – a collection of books and Internet resources with information on seven ancient wonders.
• "Eternal wonder of humanity's first great achievements", by Jonathan Glancey in The Guardian , 10 March 2007