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
Mausolus, 377–353 BCE. Casting from the Pushkin museum.
Early 20th century photograph
Modern photograph
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.
Artemisia II of Caria
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Artemisia II of Caria was a naval strategist, commander and the sister and successor of Mausolus, ruler of Caria. Mausolus was a satrap of the Achaemenid Empire, yet enjoyed the status of king or dyna
Mausolus
…Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the construction of which has traditionally been ascribed to his wife and sister Artemisia. Mausolus' name is only known directly in Greek (Ancient Greek: Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος). It is clearly of Carian origin, though, and would have been…
Original and reconstitution of the statue traditionally identified as Artemisia, from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, now in the British Museum.
Colossal statues of a man and a woman from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, traditionally identified as Artemisia II and Mausolos, around 350 BCE, British Museum.
Scale model of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Miniatürk, Istanbul.
Artemisia annua.