Antipater of Sidon (2nd century BC) is an ancient Greek writer and poet best known for his list of Seven Wonders of the World. He and the mathematician and engineer Philo of Byzantium (born about 280 BC) are known as the most famous observers of the Seven Wonders. The Antipator of Sidon's poem describes the 7 Magnificent Wonders he had seen, the ones we call the 7 wonders even today. He (and other greeks) wrote the poem and the fall of the Roman Empire, the Ancient world was almost forgotten. For the idea of 7 monuments that show the significence of Mankind was so greatly treasured it was kept alive...family to family...generation to generation. Then in around AD 1500 the Renaissance in Europe became interested in ancient times, and miraculously Antipater’s poem, and many other short poems or stories of Greek marvels, were rediscovered. Today, only one of the great wonders stands: The Great Pyramid of Giza. , Sidon or Saida, (Arabic صيدا á¹¢aydā) is the third-largest city in Lebanon. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 2nd century BC started on January 1, 200 BC and ended on December 31, 101 BC. // Coin of Antiochus IV. Reverse shows Apollo seated on an omphalos. ... The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (from left to right, top to bottom): Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum of Maussollos, Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria as depicted by 16th-century Dutch artist Maarten van... Philo of Byzantium, a Greek writer on mechanics, (born about 280 BCE) flourished during the latter half of the 2nd century B.C. (according to some, a century earlier). ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 285 BC 284 BC 283 BC 282 BC 281 BC 280 BC 279 BC 278 BC 277...

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