The Temple of Artemis also known as the Temple of Diana or the Artemision, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, localized form of the goddess Artemis (equalized to Diana, a Roman goddess).

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and was built in the 6th century BCE. Such was its tremendous size, double the dimensions of other Greek temples including the Parthenon, that it was soon regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. On the night of July 21, 356 BCE, the Greek arsonist Herostratus, also considered to be a madman set fire to the wooden roof of the Temple of Greek goddess Artemis.

The temple was rebuilt in 323 BC and was even more decorated than the original. The second version of the temple is the one that is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the great Ionic temple survived until Late Antiquity and the Gothic invasion of c. 267 CE. Once again rebuilt, in 401 CE it was torn down for the last time by a Christian mob. Today only the foundations and a solitary column stand as a reminder of the site where once stood the greatest temple in the ancient Mediterranean.

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