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

Criminalia

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True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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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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