The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

From Sunday Times bestselling author Bethany Hughes: “A remarkable achievement in every sense of the word” - Stephen Fry, “Amazing” - The Observer, “Exciting” - The Guardian. Their names are still repeated throughout the ages: the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus in Olympia, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders of the World were bold and astonishing achievements on our planet, great intellectual adventures, and tests of the human imagination. Today, only the Great Pyramid remains standing in its entirety, yet the size and grandeur of these seven wonders still captivates us to this day. In an engaging and informative narrative, supported by the latest archaeological discoveries, bestselling historian Bettany Hughes takes us on a journey through ancient and modern history. This is a journey aimed at asking why we are amazed, why we are creative, and why we choose to remember the wonders of others. The author explores the effects of the wonders themselves, and the effects they left on history. The book “The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” is a wonderful historical work that reinforces the inspiring and motivating idea that man is capable of achieving the impossible.