Silverberg, Robert

Presents the life and accomplishments of Henry Rawlinson, the first person to decipher the form of cuneiform writing found on the Behistun rock.

Exposes the hoaxes which scientists have devised to deceive their peers and explains the scientific background against which these hoaxes appeared and the detective work leading to their discovery.

Retells the story of Hercules who performed twelve great deeds and earned immortality with the Greek Gods on Mount Olympus.

Reconstructs from ancient sources the Seven Wonders of the ancient World: the Great Pyramid of Egypt; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis of Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, The Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

A survey of the advances in pioneering and charting the hidden valleys of the sea, describing also the marine life uncovered in the ocean depths.

Reconstructs from ancient sources the Seven Wonders of the ancient World: the Great Pyramid of Egypt; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis of Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, The Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.