Background

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are constructions from the ancient past, they were written in journals from individuals who once lived in these times. Greek travellers were enchanted and mesmerized by the landmarks on these many different lands, so these Greek travellers began to write a list of all these amazing landmarks that they wanted to remember.

Each of the travelers had their own list, but one of the best known and earliest surving was a peom from a Greek speaking Epigrammist Antipater of Sidon from about 140BC. He was the one to name six out of the seven landmarks (except the lighthouse), but he was constantly enchanted by the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.

He wrote:

" 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 Helois, the great man-made mountains of the lofty prymids, 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

Philo of Byzantium, a 2nd century BC observer, who was said to be a mathematician, had written a short passage title, 'The Seven Sights of the World'. Although, his list had only written about six of the seven assumed places.

The Colossus of Rhodes was the last one of the seven sights to be developed, after 280 BC, it was also the first one to be destroyed. An earthquake in 226/225 BC had turned it to ruins. All of the wonders did exist at the same time, assumed around 60 years.

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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one still standing out of all the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.