The Mystery Of The Hanging Garden Of Babylon An Elusive World Wonder Traced
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780199662265
Description: "Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains legends surrounding the characters of Semiramis and Nebuchadnezzar -- Reassesses specific sculpture in the British Museum." --Publisher.