Troy: The Legendary Ancient City That Inspired Ancient Art

The famous Trojan War was a topic that inspired in many ways the world of arts. Artists from various fields, depicted the “Sack of Troy” in vases, sculptures, water jars, drinking cups, mosaics, frescoes, narrated it in poems and the history survived throught the years.

Scenes from the wars, such as the judgement of Paris to Patroklos’s funeral, the duel between Hector and Ajax, the sacrifice of Polyxena are just a few examples of the historical facts that happened at the city of Troy and are illustrated in arts.

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Seven Untold Facts About the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Made to impress and set to last, the seven wonders of the ancient world had the classical writers marvel on their size, advanced technology, and legends associated with their making. As early as Herodotus, ancient writers composed different lists of “must-sees”. But it was only in 225 BC that ancient writer Philo of Byzantium defined the ultimate seven wonders, enlisting the Great Pyramid of Giza, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Now, a little more than two millennia past the age of Philo, these are the seven untold facts on the original Seven Wonders of the ancient world.