The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a magnificent Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis, patroness of the hunt and fertility. Built around 550 BCE in present-day Turkey, it was renowned for its immense size, over 120 Ionic columns, and richly decorated sculptures. The temple served as a religious sanctuary, marketplace, and cultural hub. It was destroyed and rebuilt multiple times, most famously burned by Herostratus, who sought infamy. De

Long before the age of mass industry, the ancient Greek inventor Hero of Alexandria designed a machine that spun solely on steam power. In the first century AD he built what later became known as the earliest steam engine, the aeolipile. This clever device featured a hollow sphere mounted on a pivot so that when water was heated steam escaped from two curved nozzles and set the sphere spinning rapidly. The contraption was regarded as a novelty for creating magical temple effects rather than a me