Introduction to the reconstruction of the temple: The temple was burned to ruins by arson in BC. Later, people rebuilt a temple on the original site of the temple, which was more magnificent than the original temple. It became the largest marble building in the world at that time, covering an area of ​​6050 square meters, which was larger than a football field. Be big. The interior and exterior of the temple are decorated with exquisite reliefs made of copper, silver, gold and ivory, and in the center of the temple is a "U"-shaped altar housing a statue of the goddess Artemis. In 262 AD, the Goths invaded and robbed all the treasures in the temple. The temple was also destroyed during this robbery. At the beginning of the 5th century AD, Ephesus was occupied by the Eastern Roman Empire. Odysseus II regarded the temple as a gathering place for pagans and ordered it to be completely demolished, and the temple disappeared completely.

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