In 356 B.C.E., a man named Herostratus slipped into the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, Turkey, and set fire to its wooden roof, reducing much of the giant structure—which the Greek writer and ...

Temples dedicated to respective Greek gods of the pantheon could be found in every corner of ancient Greece, but which was ...

Another thing that made Ephesus popular was the temple of the Greek goddess Artemis, who in the Latin language was called Diana. This temple was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, a collection of remarkable architectural achievements, have long captivated the ...