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Herostratus
Herostratus was a man of Ephesus who in 356 BCE set fire to the Temple of Artemis, traditionally on the night Alexander the Great was born, in order to win lasting fame. The Ephesians executed him and forbade anyone to mention his name, but the historian Theopompus recorded it. "Herostratic fame" has come to mean notoriety sought through a destructive act.
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