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Against this, a Roman edict of 162 AD acknowledges the importance of ''Artemesion'', the annual Ephesian festival to Artemis, and officially extended it from a few holy days over March–April to a whole month, "one of the largest and most magnificent religious festivals in Ephesus' liturgical calendar".{{efn|
The Roman edict of 162 AD was made as a form of official apology and compensation: A senior Roman official had unwittingly offended the goddess by conducting business during one or more of her holy days. The need for, and extent of, the edict shows that the political, economic, and religious importance of Ephesian Artemis was undiminished in 162, more than one hundred years after Paul's visit.<ref>
{{cite book
|first=Rick |last=Strelan
|year=1996
|title=Paul, Artemis, and the Jews in Ephesus
|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=nw1xdz7fO18C&q=Ephesus+Artemisiapp.&pg=PR7 57–58, footnote 83]
|via=Google Books
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In 268 AD, according to [[Jordanes]],<ref name=Jordanes-Getica/> a raid by the [[Goths]], under their leaders "Respa, Veduc, and Thurar",{{efn|
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