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The Temple of Artemis or Artemision ( Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον; Turkish: Artemis Tapınağı ), also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, localised form of the goddess Artemis (equalized to Diana, a Roman goddess ). It was located in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey ).
Apr 2, 2024 · Temple of Artemis, temple at Ephesus, now in western Turkey, that was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The great temple was built by Croesus, king of Lydia, about 550 bce and was rebuilt after being burned by a madman named Herostratus in 356 bce.
Jul 26, 2018 · The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and 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.
Dec 3, 2019 · The Temple of Artemis was an impressive worship center at Ephesus (located in modern-day Turkey). Classified as one of the vanished Wonders of the Ancient World, the temple was used to honor and praise Artemis, the Greek goddess in charge of hunting and wild animals. Also known as the Artemision, the Temple of Artemis’ final construction ...
Aug 29, 2018 · Print. The Temple of Artemis is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Three to four times as large as the Parthenon in Athens, it was once described as the largest temple and building of antiquity and served as a place of worship to the Greek Goddess Artemis.
Apr 4, 2023 · An act of wondrous devotion: the history of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, an ancient architectural marvel. Apr 4, 2023 • By Kieren Johns, PhD Classics & Ancient History. According to Plutarch’s Life of Alexander the Great, there was a rumor that the famous Macedonian king was partially responsible for the destruction of one of the ...
Little remains of the famous Temple of Artemis, one of the “Seven Wonders of the World,” which drew pilgrims from all around the Mediterranean. Since the 5 th century, the House of the Virgin Mary, a domed cruciform chapel seven kilometres from Ephesus, became a major place of Christian pilgrimage.
