Herostratus
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Herostratus, or Eratostratus, was an arsonist who destroyed the Temple of Artemis in an attempt to achieve infamy. His name has become an eponym for someone who commits a crime solely to become famous
Posthumous portrait, c. 1683–1733
A modern model of the Temple of Artemis at Miniatürk, Istanbul, Turkey
The temple site in 2017
Luigi Lucheni, the assassin of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, grinning proudly as he is conducted to prison; Albert Borowitz considers him a Herostratic criminal.
Temple of Artemis
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The Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to a localised form of the goddess Artemis. It was located in Ephesus, near modern day Selçuk in Tu
Herostratus
…Herostratus, or Eratostratus (fl. 356 BCE), was an arsonist who destroyed the Temple of Artemis in an attempt to achieve infamy. His name has become an eponym for someone who commits a crime solely to become famous. An obscure character, Herostratus…
From the 1572 Octo Mundi Miracula, the earliest known representation of the temple in modern times. The engraving was by Martin Heemskerck.
Electrotype of electrum coin from Ephesus, 625–600 BC. Stag grazing right, ΦΑΕΝΟΣ ΕΜΙ ΣΕΜΑ (retrograde, "I am the badge of Phaenos").