AH Challenge: How can the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World survive to the modern day. The Seven Wonders are...
Name: Description: Modern location: OTL Destruction.
The Great Pyramid of Giza: tomb for Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu built in 25th Century BC. Located in Giza Necropolis, Egypt: Only one to survive to modern day.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon: supposedly built for Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 6th Century BC. Located in Hillah, Iraq; Destroyed in 1st Century BC by earthquakes. [Note: Only one of 7 Wonders that may have been legend rather than real).
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus: near Selçuk, Turkey; Greek temple dedicated to the Goddess Artemis built in 6th century BCFirst destroyed in 356 BC by Herostratus in 356 BC, seeking a place in history. Rebuilt temple destroyed in 262 AD by Gothic raiders who plundered the nearby settlements.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia; 42 foot tall statue built for the Temple of Zues, plated in ivory and gold; Olympia, Greece; Statue disassembled in 1st Century AD under orders from Emperor Caligula, wishing it moved to Rome, temple itself caught fire in 425 AD.
Mausolus' Mausoleum at Helicarnassus; a 148 foot tall mausoleum for Satrap Mausolus of Caria [a province of the Achaemenid Persion Empire] and his wife Artemisia II in 4th Century BC; Bodrum, Turkey. destroyed by earthquake in 15th Century AD.
Colossus of Rhodes; a 98 foot tall statue erected in Rhodes to commemorate Rhodes' victory over Antigonus I Monophthalmus in 305 BC. Statue built between 292-280 BC. Rhodes, Greece. Destroyed during an eathqwuake in 226 BC.
Lighthouse of Alexandria; a 450 foot tall lighthouse constructed in Alexandria under orders of Ptolemy II Soter; Alexandria, Egypt; Destroyed by 1303 earthquake.
How could these structures of survived to the modern era? If they were destroyed as OTL, in what scenario could they have been rebuild? What would be the ramifications of said scenario, not just on the Wonders themselves but the world?
Name: Description: Modern location: OTL Destruction.
The Great Pyramid of Giza: tomb for Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu built in 25th Century BC. Located in Giza Necropolis, Egypt: Only one to survive to modern day.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon: supposedly built for Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 6th Century BC. Located in Hillah, Iraq; Destroyed in 1st Century BC by earthquakes. [Note: Only one of 7 Wonders that may have been legend rather than real).
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus: near Selçuk, Turkey; Greek temple dedicated to the Goddess Artemis built in 6th century BCFirst destroyed in 356 BC by Herostratus in 356 BC, seeking a place in history. Rebuilt temple destroyed in 262 AD by Gothic raiders who plundered the nearby settlements.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia; 42 foot tall statue built for the Temple of Zues, plated in ivory and gold; Olympia, Greece; Statue disassembled in 1st Century AD under orders from Emperor Caligula, wishing it moved to Rome, temple itself caught fire in 425 AD.
Mausolus' Mausoleum at Helicarnassus; a 148 foot tall mausoleum for Satrap Mausolus of Caria [a province of the Achaemenid Persion Empire] and his wife Artemisia II in 4th Century BC; Bodrum, Turkey. destroyed by earthquake in 15th Century AD.
Colossus of Rhodes; a 98 foot tall statue erected in Rhodes to commemorate Rhodes' victory over Antigonus I Monophthalmus in 305 BC. Statue built between 292-280 BC. Rhodes, Greece. Destroyed during an eathqwuake in 226 BC.
Lighthouse of Alexandria; a 450 foot tall lighthouse constructed in Alexandria under orders of Ptolemy II Soter; Alexandria, Egypt; Destroyed by 1303 earthquake.
How could these structures of survived to the modern era? If they were destroyed as OTL, in what scenario could they have been rebuild? What would be the ramifications of said scenario, not just on the Wonders themselves but the world?
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