The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

This website was created with the intent to explain the wonders of the wonders of the ancient world. We hope that you may find the information present throughout the website to be both helpful and informative. In the olden times, the Greeks would always compare themselves to others, as they could not stand for others who were better than them at a certain skill or art. It was due to their vanity that five out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were Greek.

Herodotus, who is known as the father of history, was a Greek who took great pride in the wonders that were constructed by his civilization. However, hearing tales of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, he traveled to Egypt to view the colossal monument. Upon arrival, he stood amazed at the architectural beauty of the pyramid and later resolved to create a list of wonders. He also concluded that this list should not comprise of only Greek monuments, but monuments from many other civilizations as well.

The first list was actually completed by a man known as Philos of Byzantium. However, many did not accept his list as it appeared to more of a tourist guide rather than a factual list of wonders of the world. As time progressed, different men created many different lists through the ages. Finally, after ages of creating and editing lists, the list that is commonly accepted today was created. It comprises of seven massive wonders; four of which were Greek, one that was Persian, one that is Egyptian, and one that was Babylonian.