Left: The Temple of Artemis, Ephesus, Turkey, from Wonders of the Past, volume II, (1933–34). Photo: The Print Collector / Print Collector / Getty Images.

It was the world's first bucket list: archaeologists more than 100 years ago discovered the oldest-surviving description of ...

Artemis was the local goddess. The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Artemis (to the Romans, Diana) was the Greek goddess of nature, and of the hunt.

Why does Artemis of Ephesus look so different from the Greek huntress we know? Her statue’s unusual imagery has puzzled scholars for centuries. In this video, we explore the history, symbolism ...

Ancient Greek temples positioned around the Agora were dedicated to patron gods like Athena for Athens and Zeus for Olympia.

The site’s earliest known temple to Artemis was a 100-foot-long building with an apse that was erected toward the end of the eighth century b.c., although a smaller structure whose purpose is ...

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was destroyed on July 21, 356 BCE in an act of arson committed by a madman whose motivation was fame at any cost. Valerius Maximus, VIII.14.ext.5 states: “That ...

Additionally, the size of the temple was larger than what researchers anticipated, reaching 100 feet. One of the finds at an ancient temple dedicated to Artemis. (credit: Swiss School of ...