Chill/planning day…
And as I chilled, I became curious of how many wonders of the world belonged to Greece and its sphere of influence. Well, a lot, more than half of them. Was also wondering how come Meteora monasteries did not make it to the list?!?!?
- Seven Wonders of Ancient World (source: Wikipedia):
- Term of the day: “Herostratic fame” refers to Herostratus and means “fame [sought] 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. (Source: Wikipedia.)