Destroying the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus—and, concomitantly, seeking fame at any cost
Herostratus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρόστρατος) was a 4th-century BC Greek, accused of seeking notoriety as an arsonist by destroying the second Temple of Artemis in Ephesus (on the outskirts of present-day Selçuk), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The act prompted his execution and the creation of a damnatio memoriae law forbidding anyone to mention his name, orally or in writing. The law was ultimately ineffective, as evidenced by surviving accounts of his crime. Thus, Herostratus has become an eponym for someone who commits a criminal act in order to become famous.
based on the story of Herostratus. Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 film Stalker makes reference to Herostratus. The tale of Herostratus is directly referenced...
of Herostratus since he only divulged his purpose under torture, which does not fit a man seeking fame.: 57 Dieter Knibbe [de] considers Herostratus a...
Royale, however, she is not credited there. She played a dancer role in Herostratus the same year, and after moving to Spain starred in two more films in...
and again in 323 BC Greeks, Lydians 356 BC (by Herostratus) AD 262 (by the Goths) Arson by Herostratus, plundering Near Selçuk, Turkey 37°56′59″N 27°21′50″E...
of Artemis was burnt down, according to legend, by a lunatic called Herostratus. The inhabitants of Ephesus at once set about restoring the temple and...
involved instances of arson, with many such acts targeting vehicles. Herostratus, accused of setting fire to the Temple of Artemis in 356 BCE. Zayd ibn...
throughout her career. Some of her earlier film appearances include roles in Herostratus (1967, Dir. Don Levy), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), Age of Consent...
destruction of monumental history, vandalism was assured a long life (as Herostratus proved): Performance art could make such a claim, as well as Hakim Bey's...
All Right Jack T.V. Panel Chairman 1963 Heavens Above! Cleric 1966 "Alice_in_Wonderland_(1966_TV_play)" Gryphon 1967 Herostratus Radio Presenter Voice...
1966 called "The Machine Stops". He was then cast in Don Levy's film Herostratus in 1967 and Up the Junction in 1968. He then acquired a female following...
where the Pharaohs Hatshepsut and Akhenaten were subject to it. After Herostratus set fire to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of antiquity...
Last Safari (1967), and a lead role in Don Levy's experimental feature Herostratus (1967). She also starred in the 1968 BBC production of the Conan-Doyle...
Ancient World in each of its three manifestations. It was burned by Herostratus in July 356 BC and rebuilt again. The architect's name is recalled in...
Title Role Notes 1966 Press for Time Penelope Squires Uncredited 1967 Herostratus Advert Woman 1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia 1969 Age of Consent...
December 2013). "Boosting WebKitGTK+ compilation for armhf with icecream". Herostratus’ legacy. Igalia. Retrieved 29 July 2014. "HTML5test results for: Mozilla/5...
Year Title Role Notes 1967 Herostratus Sandy 1983 Fords on Water Winston's Mother 2002 Pure Woman Customer 2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Ruth...
75 US Actor Jaws The French Connection 11 James Quinn 88 UK Producer Herostratus Overlord 12 Oscar Brodney 100 US Screenwriter Harvey The Glenn Miller...
around as if a puppet. This in turn is taken from the bunraku play. Herostratus, another classical youth arsonist. 世界恩人巡礼大写真館 (in Japanese). Retrieved...
Experimental Film Fund for the production of an experimental feature film, Herostratus. The film, made on a shoe-string budget, took over five years to be completed...
give the petitioners infamy. At one point, a man who is most likely Herostratus asks for infamy, which Fame grants to him. Soon, Chaucer leaves the House...
– The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus is burned down by a madman named Herostratus, destroying one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The great temple was...
Artemis—one of the seven wonders of the world—which had been destroyed by Herostratus in an act of arson on July 21, 356 BC, the same night, it was said, that...
хроника опасного путешествия) were shot at the temple. In the 2002 film Herostratus, a U.S.-Armenia co-production, director Ruben Kochar made "great, atmospheric...
(Jean-Luc Godard, France) Goto, Island of Love (Walerian Borowczyk, France) Herostratus (Don Levy, Great Britain) High School (Frederick Wiseman, USA) The Joke...
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