The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharos of Alexandria, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was the tallest structure in the world until the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889. Historians affirm that the construction of the lighthouse was necessary as it ensure...
Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the most famous lighthouse in antiquity. It was a technological triumph and is the archetype of all lighthouses since. It stood on the island of Pharos in the harbor of Alexandria and is
of a great height was built on a small island near Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy II. The tower was named Pharos, which is the origin of the term "pharology" applied to the science of lighthouse construction. Cæsar, who visited Alexandria two centuries later, describe...
The entire DC area would be reduced to rubble and buildings would be destroyed from Alexandria, Virginia, to Silver Spring and Bethesda, Maryland. Thermal radiation would cause third-degree burns up to six miles from ground zero. Fallout would carry Northwest through Baltimore, Philadelphia into...
I put an enquiry to one of the blokes on this subject and he explained as follows: In the years after Christ ascended to heaven, there were actually two ways of reading the Bible . . . The school of Antioch read it as a historic/grammatical narrative and the school of Alexandria took ...
Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the most famous lighthouse in antiquity. It was a technological triumph and is the archetype of all lighthouses since. It stood on the island of Pharos in the harbor of Alexandria and is