The Temple of Artemis was reconstructed three separate times. It’s first demise was by flood in 7th century BC, and its reconstruction was burned down by the fame-hungry Herostratus around 356 BC. The third version was the largest, measuring over 450 feet long, 225 feet wide and 60 feet high with 127+ columns. However, it was ultimately destroyed again as a result of Gothic raids in roughly AD 268.