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The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.
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Temple of Artemis
Ancient Greek temple in Ephesus (near present-day Selçuk, Turkey)
The Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, localised form of the goddess Artemis. It was located in Ephesus. It is believed to have been ruined or destroyed by AD 401. Only foundations and fragments of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ephesus
Ancient Greek city in Anatolia
Ephesus was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, in present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of Apasa, the former Arzawan capital, by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era, it was one of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Wonders of the World
Subjective lists of features and structures
Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, in order to catalogue the world's most spectacular natural features and human-built structures.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Arson
Intentional burning of property as a crime
Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property. Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, watercraft, or forests. The crime is typically…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)