Archaeologists have found evidence of a temple dating back to the VIIth century BC, but the Artemision which was listed among the Seven Wonders of the World was most likely built around 550 BC by Croesus, the rich King of Lydia. In 356 BC a man set fire to the temple in an attempt to immortalize his name. The temple was restored and it remained a renowned sanctuary in the following centuries when the region became part of the Roman Empire. In 263 AD the Goths sacked the Artemision, which was once more restored; it continued to attract worshippers and in 401 this led St. John Chrysostom (Golden Mouth - a reference to his eloquence) to request Emperor Arcadius to close it.Its stones and decorative elements were used as building material for Byzantine and Islamic monuments, including Hagia Sophia at Constantinople.