Timeline Wednesday 1 January 262

Wednesday 1 January 262

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Events on Wednesday 1 January 262 1

262 – 401 Temple of Artemis Destroyed Plundered by Goths, demolished by Christians The Temple of Artemis was plundered by the Goths in 262 AD and finally demolished by a Christian mob led by St. John Chrysostom in 401 AD. Only the foundation and a single reconstructed column remain at the site today.