Herostratus

Herostratus in Wikipedia

Herostratus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρόστρατος) was a young man and historic arsonist seeking fame who burned down the Temple of Artemis in ancient times. Occurrence On July 21, 356 BC Herostratus set fire to the Temple at Ephesus (in what is now west coast of Turkey) in his quest for fame. The temple was constructed of marble and considered the most beau...

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Herostrătus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

(Ἡρόστρατος). An Ephesian who set fire to the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus on the same night that Alexander the Great was born, B.C. 356, in order to immortalize himself. The Ephesians passed a decree condemning his name to oblivion, but as might naturally be expected, this only increased his notoriety, and made him more absolutely certain of the a...

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