WATCH: Florida fisherman catches 552-pound grouper on kayak. 1  Florida fisherman Jon Black caught a 552-pound grouper while fishing in Sanibel Fla. on May 20. 2  He believes this is a record catch for someone on a kayak.
The Greek historian Herodotus claimed that Babylon surpasses in wonder any city in the known world and specifically praised the walls which he said were 56 miles (90 kilometres) long, 80 feet (24 metres) thick, and 320 feet (97 metres) high.
In addition to its size, wrote Herodotus, a Greek historian in 450 BC, Babylon surpasses in splendor any city in the known world.. Herodotus claimed the outer walls were 56 miles in length, 80 feet thick and 320 feet high. Wide enough, he said, to allow two four-horse chariots to pass each other.