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Herostratus

301 BC - 356 BC

Herostratus

Herostratus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρόστρατος) was a Greek arsonist, accused of seeking notoriety 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 arson prompted his execution and the creation of a damnatio memoriae law forbidding anyone to mention his name, orally or in writing. The law was ineffective, as evidenced by surviving accounts of his crime. Thus, Herostratus' name has become an eponym for both an arsonist and someone who commits a criminal act solely to become famous, while the term herostratic fame came to refer to a notorious type of fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herostratus is the 10th most popular extremist, the 98th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 76th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Extremist.

Herostratus was a Greek historian who is most famous for his work "The Persian Wars" which described the Greco-Persian Wars.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Herostratus ranks 10 out of 283. Before him are Elizabeth Báthory, Osama bin Laden, Charles Manson, Zodiac Killer, Ted Bundy, and Abdullah Öcalan. After him are Amon Göth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Frederick Trump, Man in the Iron Mask, Gilles de Rais, and Leon Czolgosz.

Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia

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Elizabeth Báthory
1560 - 1614
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 4
Osama bin Laden
1957 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 5
Charles Manson
1934 - 2017
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 6
Zodiac Killer
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 7
Ted Bundy
1946 - 1989
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 8
Abdullah Öcalan
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 9
Herostratus
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 10
Amon Göth
1908 - 1946
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 11
Lee Harvey Oswald
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 12
Frederick Trump
1869 - 1918
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 13
Man in the Iron Mask
1640 - 1703
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 14
Gilles de Rais
1405 - 1440
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 15
Leon Czolgosz
1873 - 1901
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 16

Contemporaries

Among people born in 301 BC, Herostratus ranks 1. After him are Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Eurydice II of Macedon, Sisygambis, Brennus, Magas of Cyrene, and Euphranor. Among people deceased in 356 BC, Herostratus ranks 1. After him is Philistus.

Others Born in 301 BC

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Herostratus
EXTREMIST
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 1
Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon
POLITICIAN
301 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 2
Eurydice II of Macedon
COMPANION
301 BC - 317 BC
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 3
Sisygambis
POLITICIAN
301 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 4
Brennus
POLITICIAN
301 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 5
Magas of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
301 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 6
Euphranor
PAINTER
301 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 7