The people of Ephesus, and later Greek.
The Mayans built the Temple of the Jaguars, which is located in the ancient city of Chichen Itza in Mexico. It is a structure within the larger complex of the Temple of the Warriors and is adorned with intricate carvings and sculptures of jaguars.
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was completed around 550 BC. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and was dedicated to the goddess Artemis, who was the Greek goddess of hunting and fertility.
The famous (but not the only) temple of Artemis was in Ephesus,Turkey, near the modern town of Selcuk in Asia Minor, which is part of the Asian continent. It now stands in ruins.
In the seventh century the old temple was destroyed by a flood. The construction of the "new" temple, which was to become known as one of the wonders of the ancient world, began around 550 BC. It was a 120-year project, initially designed and built by the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes, at the expense of Croesus of Lydia.The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was destroyed on July 21, 356 BC in an act of arson committed by His Name To Oblivion *(Herostratus)*. Eventually, the temple was restored after Alexander's death, in 323 BC.This reconstruction was itself destroyed during a raid by the Goths, an East Germanic tribe, in 268, in the time of emperor Gallienus.The Ephesians rebuilt the temple again.The second-century Acts of John includes a story of the temple's destruction: the apostle John prayed publicly in the very Temple of Artemis, exorcising its demons and "of a sudden the altar of Artemis split in many pieces... and half the temple fell down," instantly converting the Ephesians, who wept, prayed or took flight. Over the course of the fourth century, perhaps the majority of Ephesians did convert to Christianity; all temples were declared closed by Theodosius I in 391.In 401, the temple in its last version was finally destroyed by a mob led by St. John Chrysostom, and the stones were used in construction of other buildings.
The most famous and known notion of the time is in the seventh century the old temple was destroyed by a flood. The construction of the "new" temple, which was to become known as one of the wonders of the ancient world, began around 550 BC. It was a 120-year project, initially designed and built by the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes, at the expense of Croesus of Lydia.
The Temple of Artemis was built as a place to worship the goddess Artemis.
I believe it was built to honor Artemis.
The Temple of Artemis was supposedly the first Greek temple built of marble.
For worshipping Artemis, of course.
To worship and glorify Artemis.
She did. It was the Temple of Artemis.
The temple of artemmis was built in Greece
For Artemis.
A temple was built for her.
The temple of Artemis was built so the ancient Greeks had a place to worship the goddess Artemis.
To worship Artemis, the goddess. That is what temples are for.
The Temple of Artemis was built around 550 BC at Ephesus. Its modern location is near Selcuk, Izmir Province, Turkey.