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A reconstruction of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. The statue was built by Phidias in the 5th Century BCE and is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

A modern reconstruction of the Colossus of Rhodes, built c. 280 BCE. The colossus was 33 metre high statues was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Two coins depicting the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Alexandrian mint, 2nd century CE.

The ruins of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Caria (now Bodrum in Turkey), constructed for King Maussollos during the mid-4th century BCE. Its construction was so beautiful and unique that it became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient...

A modern scale model of what the 4th century BCE Mausoleum at Halicarnassus may have looked like, one of the Seven Wonders of the world. (Miniatuk, Istanbul)

A coin from the reign of Hadrian depicting the staute of Zeus at Olympia, on of the Seven Wonders of the World. 117-138 CE. (National Archaeological Museum, Florence)

Greek theatre began in the 6th century BCE in Athens with the performance of tragedy plays at religious festivals. These, in turn, inspired the genre of Greek comedy plays. The two types of Greek drama would be hugely popular and performances...

Enki (also known as Ea, Enkig, Dis, Nagbu, Nissiku Nudimmud) was the Sumerian god of wisdom, freshwater, intelligence, trickery and mischief, crafts, magic, exorcism, healing, creation, virility, fertility, and art. Iconography depicts him...

Cú Chulainn (pron. Koo-kul-in), also Cúchulainn, is one of the greatest heroes of Irish-Celtic mythology, particularly the Ulster Cycle. The son of another cultural hero-figure, Lugh, Cú Chulainn is a mighty warrior whose weapon is Gáe Bolga...

Paulus Orosius (usually given as Orosius, 5th century) was a Christian theologian and historian who was also a friend and protege of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430). He is best known for his work Seven Books of History Against the Pagans...