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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Bettany Hughes

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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Buch | Softcover
416 Seiten
2024
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Verlag)
978-1-4746-1033-9 (ISBN)
CHF 29,65 inkl. MwSt
A revelatory new history of the ancient world told through its seven greatest monuments, by bestselling author and TV historian Bettany Hughes
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 at Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. They were also brilliant adventures of the mind, test cases for the reaches of human imagination. Now only the great pyramid remains fully standing, yet the scale and majesty of these seven wonders still enthral us today.

In a thrilling, colourful narrative enriched with the latest archaeological discoveries, bestselling historian Bettany Hughes walks through the landscapes of both ancient and modern time. This is a journey whose purpose is to ask why we wonder, why we create, why we choose to remember the wonder of others. She explores traces of the Wonders themselves, and the traces they have left in history. A magisterial work of historical storytelling, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World reinforces the exciting and nourishing notion that humans can make the impossible happen.

Bettany Hughes is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster whose books have been translated into multiple languages. She has made many documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, PBS, National Geographic, ABC and the Discovery and History channels. Bettany has been a Professor at the New College of Humanities and Research Fellow at King's College London. She has been honoured with numerous awards including the Medlicott Medal for services to history, Europe's Cultural Heritage Prize and an OBE for services to History.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 232 mm
Gewicht 540 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Vor- und Frühgeschichte
ISBN-10 1-4746-1033-1 / 1474610331
ISBN-13 978-1-4746-1033-9 / 9781474610339
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