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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.
Mausolus, 377–353 BCE. Casting from the Pushkin museum.
Early 20th century photograph
Early 20th century photograph
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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. 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.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus was a tomb built between 353 and 351 BC in Halicarnassus for Mausolus, an Anatolian from Caria and a satrap in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, and his
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…Lycia and parts of Ionia and the Dodecanese islands. He is best known for his monumental tomb and one of the 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…
Model of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, at the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
Model of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, at the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
Reconstitutions of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
Reconstitutions of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
Colossal statues of a man and a woman from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, traditionally identified as Mausolos and Artemisia II, around 350 BC, Briti
Colossal statues of a man and a woman from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, traditionally identified as Mausolos and Artemisia II, around 350 BC, British Museum.