The Pharos Lighthouse in Alexandria : second sun and Seventh Wonder of antiquity /

The Pharos Lighthouse in Alexandria : second sun and Seventh Wonder of antiquity /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Chugg, Andrew Michael, author.
Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024. ©2024
Description:	1 online resource ( xiv, 215 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge monographs in classical studies Routledge monographs in classical studies.
Subject:	Pharos Lighthouse (Alexandria, Egypt) Architecture, Ancient -- Egypt -- Alexandria. Alexandria (Egypt) -- Antiquities.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13467101

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Varying Form of Title:	Second sun and Seventh Wonder of antiquity
ISBN:	9781003437758 1003437753 9781040002728 1040002722 9781040002605 1040002609 9781032569369 9781032569376
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 14, 2024).
Other form:	Print version: Chugg, Andrew Michael. Pharos Lighthouse in Alexandria Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 9781032569369
Standard no.:	10.4324/9781003437758

Table of Contents:

The Genesis of the Pharos
The Fame of the Pharos
The Fate of the Pharos
Fantasies of the Pharos
The Form of the Pharos
The Technical Task of Contriving Tall Towers
The Pharos' Height from the Range of its Light
The Crowning Statue & Other Adornments
The Light of the Pharos
A Framework for Reconstruction
Towards a Virtual Pharos
The Modern Legacy of an Antique Wonder.