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The Night Herostratus Destroyed One of the Seven Wonders of the World

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:25:27
Publish Date: 2023-06-13 08:08:26
Description:

On the night of July 21, in 356 BCE, a man named Herostratus took a walk to the Temple of Artemis of Ephesus … and burned it down. "First," he said of his crime, "I was very scared, then it all went away once I imagined the fame I would have … ." In this episode we're shining the spotlight on the ancient Greek who burned one of the Seven Wonders of the World to the ground. 

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