Battle of Marathon I
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Lead: The colossal temple of Artemis in the port city of Ephesus blended the size of Greek architecture and the decorative style of the East. It was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts.
Content: Ephesus was a major trading port in western Asia Minor, now in the Turkish province of Izmir. It was a commercial center and, by the beginning of the sixth century BCE, a cultural hub largely due to the construction in its precincts of the cultic Temple of Artemis, in several versions built on the same site over many decades, climaxing in a huge temple enshrined to the worship of the fertility goddess of hunting, Artemis, also associated with the goddess Diana, who according to the cult provided protection for Ephesus and for supplicants from all over the region in trouble and fleeing their enemies. The final structure was recognized by ancient historians as one of the wonders of the Mediterranean world.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World- Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
Lead: Just about all that is remembered about the minor regional kingdom around the ancient city of Halicarnassus (ha li car NA sus) is the tomb of one of its rulers. His name was Mausolus (mau SO lus). Mausoleum, a variant of his name is given to stately tombs even today.
Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts.
Content: Bodrum is a small city with a population of just over 30,000 in southwestern Turkey. In ancient times it was known as Halicarnassus colonized by Dorian Greeks. Perhaps its most famous native was the Greek historian, Herodotus (484-420 B.C.E.), but its main claim to fame was a tomb.