Antipater
Americannoun
noun
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The first author to list seven sites was Diodorus Siculus, followed by Antipater of Sidon, whose list matched Diodorus’ aside from swapping out the walls of the city of Babylon for the lighthouse of Alexandria.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2017
Unless you’re familiar with Seleucids, the Hasmonean dynasty, Essenes, Idumea, Antipater and the multiple kings named Antiochus, you may find the first couple of chapters tough-going.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2014
None of them is monumental in scale, like the seven wonders of classical antiquity chronicled by Antipater of Sidon more than 2,000 years ago.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2011
He was, in short, the legitimate but unacknowledged son of Prince Antipater, grandson of Herod the Great.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead, Antipater preferred to list the Walls of Babylon.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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