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Date "HEROSTRATOS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Specialty Definition: HEROSTRATOS

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LiteratureHerostratos or Erostratos. An Ephesian who set fire to the temple of Ephesus in order that his name might be perpetuated. The Ephesians made it penal to mention the name, but this law defeated its object (B. C. 356). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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