herodotus named six of the seven wonders of the world around 100 bc.
who named six of the seven wonders of the world around 100 bc?
herodotus
instead of "wonders", the ancient greeks spoke of ""theamata"" (θεάματα), which means "sights", in other words "things to be seen" (τὰ ἑπτὰ θεάματα τῆς οἰκουμένης [γῆς] ""). later, the word for "wonder" (""thaumata"" θαύματα, "wonders") was used. hence, the list was meant to be the ancient world's counterpart of a travel guidebook.





























the first reference to a list of seven such monuments was given by diodorus siculus. the epigrammist antipater of sidon who lived around or before 100 bc, gave a list of seven such monuments, including six of the present list (substituting the walls of babylon for the lighthouse):
seven wonders of the ancient world
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wonders of the world are lists compiled over the ages that catalogue remarkable natural and man made constructions.





























wonders of the world may also refer to:)





























section::::lists.





























section::::lists.:global lists.





























bullet::::- seven wonders of the ancient world, the traditional ancient list





























bullet::::- new7wonders of the world, a 2007 list of wonders





























bullet::::- new7wonders of nature, a 2011 list of natural wonders





























section::::lists.:national lists.





























bullet::::- seven wonders of canada





























bullet::::- seven wonders of colombia





























bullet::::- seven wonders of poland





























bullet::::- seven wonders of portugal





























bullet::::- seven wonders of russia





























bullet::::- seven wonders of ukraine
wonders of the world (disambiguation)