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From SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author Bettany Hughes
'A wondrous wonderful achievement' Stephen Fry 'Fascinating' Observer 'Thrilling' Guardian
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus…
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1 author picked The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Many viewers of British TV will have seen Bettany Hughes’s documentaries on ancient history. Her lively personal style infuses this book with the same approach, but with much more detail.
The book is clearly a historian’s project, showing her passion for the ancient world. She is interested in what people said about the Wonders and how such monuments fitted into ancient societies.
From Michael's list on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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