Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Hardcover)

From the Pyramids at Giza to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the seven wonders of the ancient world have posed one of the greatest riddles over the centuries. 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 a fascinating account of the story behind the seven great wonders of the ancient world.