Professeur émerite / Emeritus professor

E-mail / Courriel  mhiggins (at) uqac.ca

Sciences de la Terre / Sciences Appliquées,
Universite du Québec à Chicoutimi,
555 blvd de l'universite,
Chicoutimi,
Québec G7H 2B1,
Canada

About two thousand years ago Philo of Byzantium wrote that ‘Everyone knows of the renowned Seven Wonders of the World, but few have set eyes on them’. The same can be said now as almost nothing remains of six of the Ancient Wonders, so if we want to imagine these iconic monuments and their communities, then we must rely on ancient descriptions and modern research. In this book, I have brought together science, engineering and technology to deepen our understanding of the Wonders: their geographic and geological context, what they looked like, how they were built, the materials used, and the forces that led to their demise.

This book is published by Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780197648148. It may be cheaper to order from Amazon or other online stores

Reviews

'Bryn Mawr Classical Review'

All About History Magazine 13 July 2023

Podcasts

'Ancient Heroes with Patrick Garvey' Seven Wonders: Lighthouse of Alexandria

'Stuff To Blow Your Mind with Robert Lamb' The Colossus of Rhodes

'The Ancients with Tristan Hughes' The Lighthouse of Alexandria

Articles

Higgins, M. D. (2023). A Reverse History of the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria: From the Underwater Remains. The Ancient Near East Today, 11(10).

Higgins, M. D. (2024). An Alternative Timeline for the Colossus of Rhodes. The Ancient Near East Today, 12(12).