These great wonders couldn’t stand the test of time ... except in the writings of Greek historians Strabo and Diodorus Siculus. It is assumed that the structure was built under the supervision ...

Six of the seven wonders no longer stand, having been destroyed by natural disaster or by humans. Note: The idea of the list dates to the fifth century B.C. when Greek historian Herodotus ...

Travellers from Ancient Greece, exploring the empires that surrounded the Mediterranean, took note of the spectacular sights they saw. It is from their writings, that a list of the Seven Wonders ...

While the historian Diodorus Siculus and the Greek geographer Strabo embroidered ... and often nameless, wonders of nature. “I have never heard of this spot before,” remarks the young hunter ...