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The Night Herostratus Destroyed One of the Seven Wonders of the World
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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