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On the Temple at Ephesus was a work by Democritus of Ephesus, an otherwise obscure writer distinct from the philosopher of Abdera; little is known of him. The work is lost and survives in a single fragment quoted by Athenaeus (12.525c), who cites its first book for a description of the luxurious dress of the Ephesians, with its dyed, patterned and costly garments.
The fragment is a vivid piece of evidence for textiles and dress in Ionia and for the Greek literary theme of eastern luxury (tryphe), which Athenaeus collected with enthusiasm. It also attests the existence of a monograph devoted to the great temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders.
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