7 Wonders of the Ancient World Slideshow
Updated August 5, 2020 |
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by Dan Steckenberg
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient world were first defined by the Greek historian Herodotus, and then transcribed, argued about, and edited over hundreds of years. The group of wonders presented here was popularized by Philo of Byzantium in his work "On the Seven Wonders," written in 225 B.C.
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