Ada of Caria was a member of the House of Hecatomnus and ruler of Caria during the mid-4th century BC, first as Persian Satrap and later as Queen under the auspices of Alexander III of Macedon.
Portrait of a young woman from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, sometimes identified as Ada. British Museum.
Agora of Alinda, Ada's Stronghold.
The siege and capture of Halicarnassus under Alexander the Great
Purported skeleton of Ada, Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology
The Hecatomnid dynasty or Hecatomnids were the rulers of Caria and surrounding areas c. 395 – c. 330 BCE. They were satraps under the Achaemenid Empire, although they ruled with considerable autonomy
Ada of Caria
…Ada of Caria (Ancient Greek: Ἄδα) (fl. 377 – 326 BC) was a member of the House of Hecatomnus (the Hecatomnids) and ruler of Caria during the mid-4th century BC, first as Persian Satrap and later as Queen under the auspices of Alexander III (the Great) of Macedon…
Caria, under the Hecatomnids.
Statue of a Hecatomnid ruler, perhaps Mausolus (British Museum)