在2300年前(公元前3世纪),腓尼基旅行家昂蒂帕克写下了七大奇迹清单: (1)埃及吉萨金字塔 (2)奥林匹亚宙斯神像 (3)阿尔忒弥斯神殿 (4)摩索拉斯基陵墓 (5)亚历山大灯塔 (6)巴比伦空中花园 (7)罗德岛太阳神巨像 古代文明七大奇迹(The Seven Wonders of The Ancient World) (1)埃及吉萨金字塔The Great Pyramid of Giza 2500 BC Approximate - Egyptians (2)奥林匹亚宙斯巨像 Statue of Zeus at Olympia 435 BC - Greeks - Destroyed Fire (3)阿尔忒弥斯神殿 Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 550 BC - Anatolians - Destroyed Fire 356 BC (4)摩索拉斯基陵墓 Mausoleum of Halicarnassus 315 BC - Hellenized Carians - Destroyed Earthquake (5)亚历山大灯塔 Lighthouse of Alexandria 3rd Century BC - Hellenistic Civilization - Destroyed Earthquake (6)巴比伦空中花园 Hanging Gardens of Babylon 600 BC - Babylonians - Destroyed Earthquake (7)罗德岛巨像Colossus of Rhodes 292-280 BC - Hellenistic Civilization - Destroyed 224 BC Earthquake 据这位旅行家说:七大奇观乃是他“心眼所见,永难磨灭”。这就是世纪初所谓“七大奇迹”的由来。