| | Original Latin | Translation |
| Great Pyramid of Giza | Ardva piramidvm phary miracvla reges Svrgentes gradibvs moles, monvmenta sepvltis, Struxere, et rapidi docvere Hyperionis ignes Vicinos ferre, ad magnae confinia Memphis | Lofty wonders of pyramids, Pharaohs' kings Built stepped structures, as monuments for the buried, They raised them, and showed the sun's rays To fall nearby, at the boundary of great Memphis |
| Lighthouse of Alexandria | Cvrsibvs extrvxti rativm Ptolemaee Regundis Nocturnis pharon, vt qvvm nox tenebrosa sileret, Clara, vicem in Phaebes, vomerent funalia lvcem, Infida vt nili sic tvtivs ora svbirent. | For voyages, you built, Ptolemy, careful guide, A lighthouse for the night, so when dark night lay still, Bright torches, in the moon's place, would shine light, So that the Nile's treacherous shores be approached more safely. |
| Walls of Babylon | Imperiosa svi secta cervice mariti, Ivsset coctilibvs Babylona Semiramis altam Moenibvs incingi, lento qve bitvmine portas Adiecit centvm, et super his sibi nobile bustum | Imperious, with her husband's head cut off, Semiramis ordered lofty Babylon enclosed With baked-brick walls, and gates with firm bitumen One hundred added, and above them her noble tomb |
| Temple of Artemis | Strvxit amazonia hanc ephesvs tibi delia sacram Aedem, lvxvriosae ingens asiae ornamentvm. Fvndamenta palvs tenvit, carbonibvs ante Far ta, vti tellvris starent immota fragore. | An Amazon built this in Ephesus for you, Artemis, a sacred Temple, a luxurious and great Asian ornament. A marsh held its deep foundations, laid upon charcoals beforehand, So earth might stand unmoved in a quake. |
| Statue of Zeus at Olympia | Elis olympiadvm mater, qvae signat achivvm Nobilibvs fastos lvdis, miracvla clavdit: Phidiacvm qve iovem ostentat niveo ex elephanto Qvalis caesarie ac nvtv concvssit olympvm. | Elis, mother of Olympia, who signals Achaea With famous games and records, she houses wonders: Showing Phidias' Zeus, carved from white ivory, Whose hair and nod once shook Olympus. |
| Colossus of Rhodes | Septimos decies cvbitos aeqvare colossvs Dictvs, par turri mole svb nomine solis Aere cavo factvs, saxorum vasta caverna Intvs, apvd Rhodios sacros accepit honores. | The Colossus, said to be 700 cubits, Equal in mass to a tower, under the Sun's name, Was made of hollow bronze, with a cavern of stone inside Among the Rhodians it received sacred honors. |
| Mausoleum at Halicarnassus | Mavsoli a bvsto calidos havrire mariti Deposcens conivnx cineres, pietatis advitae Exemplo posvit tvmvlvm spirantia cvivs Artifices svmmi caelarunt marmore signa. | From Mausolus's grave, his wife drew warmth, Imploring lifelong devotion to his ashes. Setting an example she erected a tomb, on which Artists carved the greatest statues from marble. |
| Colosseum of Rome | Adiicit his vates, cvivs se bilbilis ortv Iactat, caesarei sacrvm decvs amphitheatri: Qvae mvndi speciem moles mentita globosam Accepit cav a popvlos, lvdos qve paravit. | To these is added by the poet whose birth Bilbilis boasts (i.e. Martial), The sacred glory of the imperial amphitheatre: A structure that mimicked the globe's round shape, Hollow, it held the crowds and staged their games. |
