Caria
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Caria was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Carians were described by Herodotus as being Anatolian mainlanders and they call
Theater in Kaunos
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven wonders of the ancient world, was built by Greek architects for the local Achaemenid satrap of Caria, Mausolus (Scale model)
Relief of an Amazonomachy from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
The coast of Milas.
Carians
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The Carians were the ancient inhabitants of Caria in southwest Anatolia, who spoke the Carian language.
Carian soldier of the Achaemenid army c. 480 BC. Tomb of Xerxes I.
Ancient copy of the cult image of a local Hellenistic goddess as Aphrodite at Aphrodisias
Archaeologists studying a Carian tomb in Milas, Beçin.
Vessel terminating in the forepart of a bull MET DT6177