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Diana Temples
The Temple of Artemis or Artemision also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, local form of the goddess Artemis (associated with Diana, a Roman goddess). It was located in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey). It was completely rebuilt twice, once after a devastating flood and three hundred years later after an act of arson, and in its final form was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. By 401 AD it had been ruined or destroyed. Only foundations and fragments of the last temple remain at the site.
Diana Temples Stamp Collection
Mongolia 1990 Diana's temple in Ephesus
Cuba 1997 Diana's temple in Ephesus
Mali 1971 Diana's temple in Ephesus
Congo 1978 Diana's temple in Ephesus
Hungary 1980 Diana's temple in Ephesus
Quaiti state of hadhramaut 1968 Diana's temple in Ephesus
Bhutan 1991 Diana's temple in Ephesus
Turkey 1982 Diana's temple in Sardis The Artemis worshipped at Sardis was probably not the familiar Greek goddess of the hunt, but was related to Artemis of Ephesus, a native Anatolian deity. In the Roman period, Artemis was joined in the temple by the Roman emperors, as half of the temple was walled off and dedicated to the imperial cult. The columns were added at this time and stood ever since. In late antiquity it was partly converted to a Christian church.
Portugal 1974 The Roman Temple of Évora , also referred to as the Templo de Diana (albeit wrongly, after Diana) is an ancient temple in the Portuguese city of Évora. The temple is part of the historical centre of the city, which was included in the classification by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It represents one of the most significant landmarks relating to the Roman and Lusitanian civilizations of Évora and in Portuguese territory.
Jordan 1965 The Temple of Artemis at Gerasa is a Roman peripteral temple in Jerash, Jordan. The temple was built in the middle of the highest of the two terraces of the sanctuary, in the core of the ancient city. The temple is one of the most remarkable monuments left in the ancient city of Gerasa (Jerash) and throughout the Roman East.
Portugal 1935 The Roman Temple of Évora
It was in the 17th century that references to the 'Temple of Diana', first made by Father Manuel Fialho, began to appear. Although the Roman temple of Évora is often called the Temple of Diana, any association with the Roman goddess of hunt stems not from archaeology but from a legend created in the 17th century by the Portuguese priest. Other interpretations suggest that it might have been dedicated to Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Zeus
Maldiven 1997 The Roman Temple of Évora
Japan 2010 The Roman Temple of Évora
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