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[minstrels] Erinna -- Antipater of Sidon Antipater of Sidon seems to have written a lot of epigrams. -- Antipater of Sidon translator unknown from "Birds and Beasts of the Greek Anthology" by Norman Douglas. Antipater of Sidon is famous as the first person to list the Seven Wonders of the World; in chronological order, they are: 1. www.cs.rice.edu /~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1493.html   (473 words)

Antipater - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Antipater   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Antipater was nominally superseded by Craterus in 323 BC. Antipater and Craterus were engaged in a war against the Aetolians when he received the news from Antigonus in Asia Minor that Perdiccas contemplated making himself outright ruler of the empire. Antipater and Craterus accordingly went to war against Perdiccas, allying themselves with Ptolemy, the satrap of Egypt. www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Antipater.html   (658 words)

hidden europe magazine - Articles - hidden europe 13 (March 2007) - the seven wonders of Europe Antipater of Sidon, a Greek composer of witty epigrams, put pen to paper and described the structures in about 140 BC. It is likely he was drawing on earlier lists — but they haven't survived, so Antipater of Sidon gets our vote as a classical forerunner of Baedeker. Two had suffered grievous damage even by the time Antipater of Sidon compiled his list. www.hiddeneurope.co.uk /article_info.php?articles_id=316   (291 words)

Sidon - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Sidon, Zidon or Saida, (Arabic صيدا Ṣaydā; Hebrew צִידוֹן, Standard Hebrew Ẓidon, Tiberian Hebrew Ṣîḏōn) is the third-largest city in Lebanon. Sidon has had many conquerors: Philistines; Assyrians; Babylonians; Egyptians; Greeks and finally Romans in the years before Jesus. It became the centre of the Lordship of Sidon, an important seigneury in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. www.unipedia.info /Sidon.html   (667 words)

Saudi Aramco World : The Seven Wonders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) The addition of the lighthouse to the list is important, for it came to replace the walls of Babylon - included in the lists of Antipater and Philo - and thenceforth was considered as the seventh wonder of the world. While some of the wonders won fame because of their sheer size and magnificence, others did so because they were particularly beautiful or had endured a long time. Already legendary when Antipater wrote, the Statue of Zeus - the work of Phidias, greatest of the classical sculptors - was only a bit more than 30 feet high, but the entire surface was made of ivory and gold, and it stood for almost 900 years. www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/198003/the.seven.wonders.htm   (3893 words)

Seven Wonders of the World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) The originator of the list is usually given as Antipater of Sidon, who listed the structures in a poem (around 140 BC): The historian Herodotus, the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca 305–240 BC) at the Museum of Alexandria, and the engineer of Byzantium had made earlier lists but the writings have not survived, except as references. Antipater's list had the walls of Babylon rather than the lighthouse. www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World   (822 words)

The Bible UFO Connection - Ancient Construction - The Seven Wonders of the World - Text Version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) The Greek writers, Antipater of Sidon, and Philon of Byzantium, drew up two of the lists. Although excavation was begun in the late 1880s and some attempts to rebuild the temple have been made, only the foundation and few columns remain. Antipater of Sidon wrote: "But when I saw the sacred house of Artemis that towers to the clouds, the [other Wonders] were placed in the shade, for the Sun himself has never looked upon its equal outside Olympus." www.bibleufo.com /zancconstwonder.htm   (2941 words)

Antipater of Sidon - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Antipater of Sidon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Antipater of Sidon - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Antipater of Sidon. Here you will find more informations about Antipater of Sidon. The orginal Antipater of Sidon article can be editet www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Antipater-of-Sidon.html   (142 words)

Antipater II of Macedon - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Antipater II of Macedon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Antipater II of Macedon - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Antipater II of Macedon. Here you will find more informations about Antipater II of Macedon. The orginal Antipater II of Macedon article can be editet www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Antipater-II-of-Macedon.html   (151 words)

Antipater of Sidon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Antipater of Sidon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Antipater of (The main city of ancient Phoenicia) Sidon (2nd century BC) is an ancient (A native or inhabitant of Greece) Greek writer and poet. He is best known for his list of (Click link for more info and facts about Seven Wonders of the World) Seven Wonders of the World. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/antipater_of_sidon.htm   (84 words)

HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) On Alexander's death 323 BC Antipater was appointed joint regent with Craterus... When Antipater appointed Polyperchon his successor as regent of Macedonia... The son of Antipater, he was an officer under Alexander the Great, but there was... www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?refid=ency_botresults&q=Antipater   (478 words)

A Bequest Unearthed, Summary and Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Antipater of Sidon, Phoenician epigrammatist (150 BC - 127 BC) Jezebel Princess of Sidon and Queen of Israel (wife of King Ahab of Israel) Mochus of Sidon wrote on the atomic theory phoenicia.org /noframe.html   (984 words)

Sidon products at MSN Shopping Of all the Greek epigrammatists, Dioscorides and Antipater... More of Sidon perhaps most faithfully represent the Hellenistic society's reaction to a rapidly-changing world: its introverted individualism. Dorotheus of Sidon, who appears to have lived in... shopping.msn.com /results/shp/?bcatid=4,ptnrid=8,text=Sidon,ptnrdata=1   (586 words)

Antipater of Sidon Antipater of Sidon (2nd century BC) is an ancient Greek writer and poet. He is best known for his list of Seven Wonders of the World. Antipater of Sidon, about the destruction of Corinth by the Romans (tr. www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Bios/AntipaterOfSidon.html   (243 words)

Sidon, MS 38954   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Sidon, MS - zip code 38954 - area code 662 Sidon, MS 38954 Sidon Mississippi MS ZIP code Sidon, MS Mississippi 38954 Hurricane Jeanne Weather Information... www.bigletterlist.net /z/MS-38954.htm   (401 words)

The Liberty Bell: Monday, October 25, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) The Colossus of Rhodes was an ancient statue of the sun god Helios which stood at the entrance of the Mediterranean Harbor at the city of Rhodes (Greece), between B.C. 282 and B.C. 226, when an earthquake hit the city, causing the Colossus to snap at it knee. Antipater of Sidon (2nd Century B.C.) chronicled it as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. By the time Alexander the Great died at an early age due to fever, he hadn’t formed plans as to who would rule the world after his death. thelibertybell.blogspot.com /2004_10_25_thelibertybell_archive.html   (637 words)

ABC News: History of the Seven Wonders The "wonders of the world" concept dates back to the fifth century B.C., when the Greek historian Herodotus contemplated the amazing achievements of art and architecture created by the Persians and the Greeks. However, Antipater of Sidon, who wrote in the second century B.C., is credited with putting together the first list of wonders. Many historians now believe that the list served as a guidebook for ancient "tourists" traveling to see the revered sites. abcnews.go.com /GMA/7Wonders/story?id=2583185&page=1   (381 words)

Seven Wonders of the World - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) The seven wonders of the ancient world are structures built by humans. The originator of the list is usually given as Antipater of Sidon, who listed the structures in a poem (around 140 BCE) as being exceptional achievements. The Great Pyramid of Giza, serving as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, in present Egypt. www.wordinfo.co.za /se/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World.html   (308 words)

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Greek author Antipater of Sidon, who lived in the 2nd century B.C., was one of several writers to list the greatest monuments and buildings known to the classical world. He settled on seven because that was considered a magic number by the Greeks. Built by his widow, it was destroyed by an earthquake before the 15th century. towerwebproductions.com /alt-lib/histgeo/seven_wonders.shtml   (353 words)

TCAW 2/97 PRIZES! FAME! PRESTIGE! 130 BC) in a poem by Antipater of Sidon in the Greek Anthology. Entries will be judged on the quality/significance of your wonders and how you present them. And yes, if you feel the urge, you may, like Antipater of Sidon, put your suggestions in the form of a poem. pubs.acs.org /hotartcl/tcaw/97/feb/prize.html   (1142 words)

It's a wonder: Giza Pyramid may fall off the new list- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) NEW DELHI: When Greek writer and poet Antipater of Sidon drew up a list of the Seven Wonders of the World around 140 BC, he couldn't have imagined his list would outlast six of the seven wonders on it. Even in Antipater's time, others, such as Philon of Byzantium, drew up their own lists. Most agreed on six of the seven wonders - the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the Colossus of Rhodes - but the final place was disputed. timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-946012,prtpage-1.cms   (444 words)

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Many great buildings and accomplishments were seen during the age of the Greeks and Romans, and many lists of these amazing structures were complied during that time. Many ancient Greek historians, such as Herodotus and Callimachus of Cyrene wrote about the wonders of the world in their time, but the definitive list is usually attributed to Antipater of Sidon. While no manuscripts survived due to fires, the original list of the seven wonders was recompiled during the middle ages, and has remained the same until this day. www.personal.psu.edu /mdt170/wonders.html   (258 words)

Dioscorides and Antipater of Sidon: The Poems by Jerry Clack, ISBN 0865165114 And The Missionary Position: Mother ... Dioscorides and Antipater of Sidon: The Poems by Jerry Clack, ISBN 0865165114 And The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice Dioscorides and Antipater of Sidon: The Poems by Jerry Clack, ISBN 0865165114 With their brief scope, intriguing subject mater, rhetorical flourishes, and intricately embroidered thematic variation, these poems offer an enjoyable and attainable introduction to Hellenistic epigram. rivercitycentral.com /clack.htm   (203 words)

Books: Ancient Wonders The earliest thing that comes close to being a list of the Seven Wonders is a short poem attributed to Antipater of Sidon, a writer of epigrams who flourished about 120 B.C.: I have gazed on the walls of impregnable Babylon, along which chariots may race, and on the Zeus by the banks of the Alphaeus. The world is a much larger place than when Herodotus and Antipater wrote, and there are monuments in Asia, Africa, and the Americas the equal of the original seven. www.he.net /~archaeol/0001/abstracts/books.html   (733 words)

Learning Through History News Archives - Seven Ancient Wonders Mini Unit Study If so, you are in the minority – only 10% of those surveyed could list that many. The Greek poet Antipater (quote below) may have been the first to craft a list of the ancient wonders, but he wasn’t the last. The canonical list of seven wasn’t firmly rooted in the public's conscience until the early Renaissance, when Dutch painter Maerten van Heemskerk immortalized all seven in a series of engravings. www.learningthroughhistory.com /newsletter/archives/122004.php   (574 words)

Seven Wonders Frequently-Asked Questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) All we know about the collection is its title, for it was destroyed with the Alexandria Library. The current list is sometimes attributed to the ancient poet and historian, Antipater of Sidon, although his list contained the Walls of Babylon in place of the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The final list of the Seven Wonders was compiled during the Middle Ages when they were first depicted by the great Dutch architect Maerten van Heemskerck. ce.eng.usf.edu /pharos/wonders/faq.html   (1124 words)

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Seven Wonders of the World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Seven Wonders of the World, sometimes referred to as the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World," is the name conferred on a group of ancient works of art which had obtained pre-eminence among the sight-seers of the Alexandrian era. The earliest extant list, doubtless compiled from the numerous guide books then current in the Greek world, is that of the epigrammatist Antipater of Sidon (2nd century B.C.). A second and slightly divergent list from the hand of a Byzantine rhetorician has been incorporated in the works of Philo of Byzantium. www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/histprof/misc/wonders.html   (120 words)

Dioscorides And Antipater Of Sidon: The Poems; Clack, Jerry; Dioscorides; Paperback; World Retail Store - English Books Dioscorides And Antipater Of Sidon: The Poems; Clack, Jerry; Dioscorides; Paperback; World Retail Store - English Books Of all the Greek epigrammatists, Dioscorides and Antipater of Sidon perhaps most faithfully represent the Hellenistic society's reaction to a rapidly-changing world: its introverted individualism. Prices subject to change to be advised on confirmation of order. www.worldretailstore.com /item/BE-0865165114.html   (221 words)

Sons of the Serpent Tribe: The Knight of the Brazen Serpent.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Antipater of Sidon calls Amun 'the renowned Serpent,' and the Cerastes is often found embalmed in the Thebaid." - Ibid, p. "In approaching from the sea the ancient city of Sidon, one beholds, of a summer's morning, one of the most magnificent and inspiring pictures ever looked upon by mortal man, prominent in which is the snow-capped peak of Lebanon, covered with the golden glories of the Dawn. The land promised to Abraham and his seed forever lies in full view, high mountains with snowy tops sparkling in the morning sunlight, marking a bold outline against an intensely blue sky. www.antiqillum.com /texts/bg/Qadosh/qadosh062.htm   (18658 words)

Die Sieben Weltwunder Die Sieben Weltwunder sind sieben berühmte Bau- und Kunstwerke der Antike, die in unterschiedlichen Listen zusammengestellt worden sind. Der heute übliche Katalog der Sieben Weltwunder geht auf den griechischen Schriftsteller Antipater aus Sidon aus dem 2. Es handelt sich hierbei nicht um den ältesten Kanon, sondern um die leicht abgeänderte zweitälteste Weltwunderreihe. www.seven-wonders.de   (302 words)

The Ancient Wonders of the World At times, it has included the Walls of Babylon, the Coliseum in Rome, and others, instead of one or more of the current wonders. The current list of seven wonders, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos at Alexandria, is from Antipater of Sidon, who lived in the 2nd century BC. Even though almost all of these wonders are destroyed, we know a lot about them. www.princeton.edu /~ferguson/adw/wonders.shtml   (3333 words)

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