The Colossus of Rhodes earned its place among the original 7 Wonders of the World for representing the pinnacle of ancient Greek sculptural engineering during its brief existence. Standing at the...
Category: Original
Ephesus, or what is left of it, lies in the western region of modern-day Turkey. This is where the Temple of Artemis was located hundreds of years earlier. Along with the Great Pyramid of Giza and...
Believe it or not, there were tourist guide books in ancient days, just like there are now. Thousands of years ago, someone got the great idea of naming the 7 wonders of the world for Hellenic...
In ancient Greece, every large community had at least one temple dedicated to the worship and veneration of Zeus, but few ancient temples were as grand and elaborate as the Statue of Zeus located at...
Much mystery still surrounds many of these ancient wonders, but perhaps none more so than the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. From the beginning of time, there have been people, places, and things that...
In 48 BC, Julius Caesar wrote: "Now because of the narrowness of the strait there can be no access by ship to the harbor without the consent of those who hold the Pharos." This tiny limestone island...
