DVD
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Performers
Narrated by Leonard Nimoy.
Publication Information
[United States] : Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group, c2005.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Added Uniform Title
Summary
This documentary ventures into the world of vanished empires, uncovering the secrets surrounding the legendary list. Spectacular monuments from antiquity are still found on five of the earth's continents, yet these seven rise above the rest. Why were these particular structures chosen? And why seven - what magic lies hidden within this number? Learn about the register's probable origins and the three features it seemed to promote, and discover the legends and mythical powers that evolved around each of the fabled monuments.
Notes
DVD format ; Dolby digital stereo.
Videodisc release of the 1997 documentary originally broadcast on the television series, Ancient mysteries.
Not rated.
Contents
- The pyramids of Giza
- The hanging gardens of Babylon
- The Colossus of Rhodes
- The statue of Zeus at Olympia
- The temple of Artemis of Ephesus
- The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
- The lighthouse of Alexandria.