The 7 Wonders of The Ancient World

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So I was scanning my notes when I was on a review last year and I found something interesting and thought about sharing this with you guys.

These are called 7 wonders not only because of its aesthetics and huge sizes but also because archaeologists and historians couldn't pinpoint facts on how these structures were built.

Here are the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World:

1. The Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt

- this pyramid was constructed by the slaves for the Egyptian Pharoah Khufu

- with a width of 775 feet and a height of 480 feet, The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest man-made structure ever built.

- this was when Geometry, specifically the Pythagorean Theorem was first used.

- this was when the cement is invented

- this was built 3,000 B.C without equipment or whatsoever, just bare hands

- that's why it remains a mystery how they were able to build the structure without construction equipment

2. The Hanging Gardens at Babylon (Hillah, Iraq)

- this was built by King Nebuchadnezzar II, as a gift tor his wife Amytis of Media (now Iran) because of her homesickness for the beautiful vegetation and gardens of her hometown.

- Self-watering planes of exotic flora and fauna reaching a height of over 75 feet through a series of climbing terraces

- this was built in 6th century B.C

- it is called the Hanging Gardens because the plants weren't rooted in the earth like a traditional garden as seen in the picture

- I believe they made the history of calling us plantitos and plantitas

3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece

- This statue is built by a sculptor named Phidias

- this was built to honor Zeus as the father of the Olympian Gods and supreme deity

- Depicted the God of the Gods, Zeus seated on his throne, his skin of ivory and robes of hammered gold

- the statue stands 40 feet tall

- this was built 466 BC

- the statue was destroyed a Roman Emperor Theodosius I (r. 379-395 CE) favored Christianity, decreed that all cult practices, including the Olympic Games, should be stopped, and then was completely destroyed by earthquakes

4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (now Turkey)

- Artemis is the goddess of wild animals, the hunt, and vegetation and of chastity and childbirth;

- She was identified by the Romans with Diana.

- Daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo.

- the building of this temple took over 120 years to complete and only had one night to destroy.

- The great temple was built by Croesus, king of Lydia, however, it was burned by a madman named Herostratus.

5. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Turkey)

- the tomb of the Persian Emperor Satrap Mauslos.

- this was built 135 feet tall and ornately decorated with fine sculptures

- it is from the tomb of Mauslos where the English word Mausoleum is derived.

- the structure was destroyed by a series of earthquakes, lay in ruins for a hundred years, and was completely dismantled in 1494.

6. The Colossus of Rhodes (Greece)

- this was a statue of the Greek god of the Sun, Helios which stood over 110 feet high and was built for a celebration of a victory against the ruler Cyrus.

- It took 12 years to complete building the structure

- the statue only stood for 56 years before it was destroyed by an earthquake in 226 BC.

- For 800 years, the statue laid on the ground until it was robbed of its bronze by an Arab force.

- the bronze then was sold to a Jewish merchant and had 900 camels to take it all the way.

7. The Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt

  • This lighthouse stood close to 440 feet in height

- build on the island of Pharos commissioned by Ptolemy I

- It was built with marble and mortar and composed of three stories.

- The lighthouse was intended to guide & protect sailors, & to that end was dedicated to Zeus Soter (Deliverer). Around 300 BCE Ptolemy I Soter (r. 323 - 282 BCE) commissioned the building of a massive lighthouse to guide ships into Alexandria and provide a permanent reminder of his power and greatness.

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If you have noticed, all of these wonders were coming from the Middle East region or Eurasia it is because this is where the ancient civilization started.

Yay! That was the long historical stuffs I have shared. Anyway, I will be uploading an article about the natural wonders of the world soon.

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Nice Post

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3 years ago

I enjoyed reading this. I like history just don't include the dates. 🤣🤣🤣

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4 years ago

Sameeee. Hahaha. I'm terrible in dates. However, if it's something personal and important, I wouldn't forget that. ☺

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4 years ago

Definitely wanna see those hanging gardens. I'm curious if the plants from that time still existed or not

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4 years ago

Me too. I hope the ruins are still there. 😅

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4 years ago

Ancient plants though :"" those are the important parts to me. And ancient medicine

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4 years ago

Gusto ko puntahan yung mga Ruins nito.. hahaha. History kasi isa din sa favorite subject ko dati. Hahaha. Pero makakalimutin kasi ako eh kaya tinigilan ko na maging favorite yan. Haha. Pero ang ganda sana nilang puntahan.. hehehe tara???

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4 years ago

History nman ang pinaka ayaw ko dati dahil sa mga names and dates pero it turned out to be interesting to me na. Would like to visit those too. Mang haplas nata para libre lupad 🙈😆

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4 years ago

Pyramid nalang yung mejo tanda ko, yung iba hindi na, di na sila familliar sakin, baka nakatulog ako nong time na yon nong diniscuss to 😣

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4 years ago

Hahaha. Nag excuse ako neto ng mag CR kuno, pero pumunta sa canteen pala 😆 binalikan ko lng ngayon.

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4 years ago

Ahahaha, gawain ko yan, ccr daw bumili lang naman ng burger sa labas 😂😂

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4 years ago

Totoo. Haha. Gutom eeeh 😆

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4 years ago

Kaya nga, alangang pigilan natin haha

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4 years ago

That's right 😆

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4 years ago

very nice compil;ation

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4 years ago

Thanks 🤓

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4 years ago

The astounding works of craftsmanship and engineering known as the Seven Wonders of the Old World serve as a confirmation to the resourcefulness, creative ability and sheer difficult work of which human creatures are able.

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4 years ago

That's right. Not to mention, these structures were built by slaves. Slaves can't afford themselves to go to school not because of the monetary value requirement but because they serve as slaves for the rest of their lives. However, they managed to build these huge structures.

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4 years ago

Thanks for this informative and interesting article. Yeah, I remembered most of them are discussed during our Araling Panlipunan class when I was in high school.

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4 years ago

Haha. Yaaaas, AP periods 🤓 I found it boring before maybe because I didn't understand it well. Now, it interests me surprisingly 😅

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Yeah, I was bored to death every AP class. But it's exciting to learn about it now. Someone seems cool and smart when talking about history lol

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4 years ago

I knoooow right 🤓😆 they attract you with an impression of "put respect on my name" haha

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4 years ago

I remember a big book with content like this, I've been reading it a long time ago. Thanks for sharing.

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4 years ago

Not a problem. Hehe. Atlas ba yan?

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4 years ago

I forgot the book na ang tagal na non eh haha

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