Semiramis brought a stone (1)

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Diodorus Siculus 2.11.4-5:
Semiramis quarried out a stone from the mountains of Armenia which was one hundred and thirty feet long and twenty-five feet wide and thick; and this she hauled by means of many multitudes of yokes of mules and oxen to the river and there loaded it on a raft, on which she brought it down the stream to Babylonia; she then set it up beside the most famous street, an astonishing sight to all who passed by. And this stone is called by some an obelisk from its shape, and they number it among the seven wonders of the world.

Source (list of abbreviations)
Diodorus Siculus 2.11.4-5

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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