De septem orbis spectaculis

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De septem orbis spectaculis is an ancient treatise traditionally attributed to Philo of Byzantium that describes and praises the Seven Wonders of the World.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin text
ancient treatise
literary work
associatedWith Byzantine scholarship
attributedTo Philo of Byzantium
authorshipStatus disputed authorship
culturalContext Greco-Roman antiquity
describes Seven Wonders of the World
focusesOn description of monumental architecture
rhetorical praise of wonders
genre didactic literature
geographical literature
paradoxography
hasTheme marvels of the inhabited world
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
influenced later lists of the Seven Wonders of the World
language Latin
praises Colossus of Rhodes
Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
preservedIn medieval manuscript tradition
subject Seven Wonders of the World
titleInLatin De septem orbis spectaculis
topic ancient monuments
wonders of the world
traditionalAuthor Philo of Byzantium
workType prose

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Philo of Byzantium notableWork De septem orbis spectaculis
De septem orbis spectaculis titleInLatin De septem orbis spectaculis