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Hecatomnids
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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
Caria, under the Hecatomnids.
Caria, under the Hecatomnids.
Statue of a Hecatomnid ruler, perhaps Mausolus (British Museum)
Statue of a Hecatomnid ruler, perhaps Mausolus (British Museum)
Darius In Parse
Darius In Parse
Mausolus
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Mausolus was a ruler of Caria and a satrap of the Achaemenid Empire. He enjoyed the status of king or dynast by virtue of the powerful position created by his father Hecatomnus, who was the first satr
Hecatomnids
…the city of Mylasa, which became the capital of Hecatomnus, the first indigenous satrap of Caria. The dynastic capital was moved to Halicarnassus by Mausolus and Artemisia, who built the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, there. The dynasty survived the conquest of the…
Mausolus, 377–353 BCE. Casting from the Pushkin museum.
Mausolus, 377–353 BCE. Casting from the Pushkin museum.
Early 20th century photograph
Early 20th century photograph
Coinage of Maussolos as Achaemenid satrap of Caria. Head of Apollo facing, Zeus Labrandos standing, legend MAYΣΣΩΛΛO ("of Mausolus"). c. 377/6 – c. 35
Coinage of Maussolos as Achaemenid satrap of Caria. Head of Apollo facing, Zeus Labrandos standing, legend MAYΣΣΩΛΛO ("of Mausolus"). c. 377/6 – c. 353/2.