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The Temple of Artemis was built in present-day Turkey. It was built by Cherisphron and Metagenes.
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The city of Ephesus was conquered by King Croesus of Lydia. He was very rich and admired architecture and Greek art.
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The Temple of Artemis was destroyed by a man named Herostratus. The only reason that he destroyed the temple was because he saw it as a path to personal fame.
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The night that Herostratus had burned the temple of Artemis was the night that Alexander the Great was born. He would grow up to try to conquer the world.
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About 800 years later, people of the town forgot that the temple of Artemis was even built.
