Temple of Artemis

If you’re passionate about Greece and Rome, there are delightful fragments from two of the ancient wonders of the world, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Temple of Artemis.

We can look all the way back to ancient Greece for the archetype: Herostratus, the arsonist who burned down the second Temple of Artemis in Ephesus to immortalize his name, albeit in infamy.

In 1869, a U.K. architect discovered the ruins of the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

The city’s now-vanished Temple of Artemis was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

That night, when all were asleep, Saronia stood looking again towards the great Temple of Artemis.