Wonders of the ancient world
Subtitle: antiquity's greatest feats of design and engineering
By: Justin Pollard
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780857386632
Subjects: Archaeology; Ancient Civilization; Antiquities; Technology and civilization; Engineering; History; Design
Description: 'Wonders of the Ancient World' describes the most extraordinary feats of human engineering and design from across the globe, created between the dawn of human civilization and the onset of the Dark Ages. Author Justin Pollard looks at the problems that the ancients solved to build each wonder and introduces us to the travellers, both ancient and modern, who saw and rediscovered each site.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (page 190) and index.