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	Greek Art and Architecture - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		The Propylaea (437-432 bc) was a monumental structure that served as the main gateway to the Acropolis on its steep western approach.
		In the 5th century bc actors performed the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides in a modest open-air theater, the Theater of Dionysus, on the south slope of the Acropolis.
		Between 338 and 326 bc the Theater of Dionysus was rebuilt on a grand scale in stone, with a rising fan of stone seats on the hillside, a roughly semicircular performance area, and a permanent stone stage building.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761561691___38/Greek_Art_and_Architecture.html (3964 words)

	Milesian Revivals of the Hecatomnids (Ancient Coins of Miletos)
		As part of the Achaemenid Empire, Caria in the fourth century BC was under the rule of a family of semi-independent satraps known as the Hekatomnids after the dynasty’s founder, Hekatomnos.
		Hekatomnos died in 377/6 BC and was succeeded by Maussolos.
		Her rule, however, was short-lived, and in 351/0 BC power passed to Hidrieus, Artemisia’s brother and the second son of Hekatomnos.
	rjohara.net /coins/hecatomnus-mausolus-hidrieus (1725 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Satrap
		BC; the number of satraps varied from 20 to 28 during his reign.
		He was responsible for the assassination (404 BC) of Alcibiades, and in the same year he supported Artaxerxes in the rebellion of Cyrus the Younger.
		BC), he was brought to power by Lysander, whom he promptly ignored.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Satrap (553 words)

	Rhodian Silver and Bronze Apollo Coins (Ancient Coins of Miletos)
		The Rhodian-standard silver issues described below, minted in the mid-fourth century BC, were the first autonomous silver coins produced by Miletus since the destruction of the city by the Persians in 494 BC.
		The “Pixodarus Hoard,” buried about 341/340 BC in ancient Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum), included about 30 Milesian tetradrachms from Deppert-Lippitz’s Series II representing all of the attested magistrates, and allows the date of the tetradrachms in that series to be fixed very close to 340 BC (Hurter, 1998; Ashton et al., 2002b: 206–209, pls.
		D-L #388 is said to have come from a hoard deposited about 300 BC in Mylasa and recovered in 1968 or 1969 (Deppert-Lippitz, 1984: 157, citing Thompson et al., 1973: 172, #1289–1290, with details of the hoard on file in the British Museum).
	rjohara.net /coins/apollo-lion-rhodian (3700 words)

	Seven Wonders of the World - MSN Encarta
		The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was carved in the mid-5th century bc by the Greek sculptor Phidias.
		An imposing temple in her honor was built in Ephesus in what is now Turkey in the 6th century bc and rebuilt after it burned in 356 bc.
		The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was a monumental marble tomb in Asia Minor built for King Mausolus of Caria, who died in 353 bc.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568384/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World.html (814 words)

	BODRUM HISTORY
		The city, which was captured by the Lydians in the first half of the 6th century B.C., and by the Persians in the year 546 B.C., was joined with the Satrapy of Saird and later.
		The construction had started in the year 355 B.C. and at the time of its completion in 340 B.C., it was one of the 7 wonders of the world.
		When Artemisia II died in the year 351 B.C., Idrius who was in turn succeeded by Ada, who was dethroned by her brother Pixodaros, succeeded her.
	www.gozen.us /bodrum_history.htm (1478 words)

	Mausoleum At Halicarnassus - Crystalinks
		The Mausoleum of Maussollos, or Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was a tomb built between 353-350 BC at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey), for Mausolus a provincial king in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia, his wife and sister.
		In 377 BC, Halicarnassus was capital of a small kingdom along the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia.
		In 353 BC Mausolus died, leaving Artemisia broken-hearted.
	www.crystalinks.com /mausoleumhal.html (1929 words)

	Roman Timeline of the 4th Century BC
		388 BC The Aequi are defeated by the Romans at a battle near Bola.
		367 BC The amount of public land any man might hold is limited to 500 iugera (300 acres) under a law passed by two tribunes of the plebs, G. Licinius Stolo and L. Sextius.
		352 BC The tomb of King Mausolus of Caria, known as the Mausoleum, is built to house the remains of the dead King.
	www.unrv.com /empire/roman-timeline-4th-century.php (694 words)

	The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The statue of Zeus (mid 5th century BC) by the Greek sculptor Phidias was the central feature of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Greece.
		The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Greece (356 BC).
		The Colossus of Rhodes was a 30m bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected at 280 BC, to guard the entrance to the harbour.
	www.helios.gr /rhodes/wonders.htm (89 words)

	Travel Guide To Turkey, Guide de la Turquie, GUIDE MARTINE, Guide to Turkey, Guide de Turquie, Travel, Turkey, Voyage, ...
		In the 6C and 5C BC, Labranda was already renowned for its sanctuary dedicated to Zeus Stradios (Zeus Labraundos), a deity worshipped only by the Carians, who seems to have been their war-god as Carian coins show him carrying a double axe (labrys) and a spear.
		In 497 BC the Carian army, defeated by Persian Darius I, together with their Miletian allies retreated through the 8 m/ 26 ft wide Sacred Road (whose pavements are still discernible) which connected Mylasa to the sanctuary, and collected together at Labranda in order to get reorganized.
		In 353 BC, upon his death, his sister and wife queen Artemisia II who was famous for her naval victory over the Rhodians, erected a monument to her husband's memory, the Mausoleum, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
	www.guide-martine.com /aegean9.asp (4047 words)

	Webschooling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		This great temple was set on fire in 356 BC on the night Alexander the Great was born, according to tradition.
		(5) The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (circa 353 BC) was a monumental marble tomb for King Mausolus of Caria in Asia Minor.
		The statue was overthrown by an earthquake in 224 BC but its huge fragments were regarded with wonder for a long time.
	www.webschooling.com /1010005231330.html (721 words)

	Civilization III Fanatics' Center: Civilizations: The Greeks
		The Persian Wars (492-449 BC) were sparked by a revolt of Greek colonies in Asia Minor and brought the Greeks onto the stage of world history.
		In 490 BC a Persian army under Darius I (522-486 BC) landed unopposed on the plain of Marathon; following an appeal to the Spartans, the Athenian-led Greeks won a decisive victory.
		In 353 BC, Philip I was in undisputed control of a much-enlarged Macedonia.
	www.civfanatics.com /civ3/civilizations/greeks.php (824 words)

	ARISTOTLE biography
		Speusippus (c.407-339 BC) was clearly the most influential of the Academy members, except for Plato, serving as a right hand of his.
		Xenocrates of Chalcedon (396-314 BC) was another influential member of Plato’s Academy, also the one to lead it after the death of Speusippus in 339, and until his own death.
		By history, he has been credited for believing in a heliocentric world, which may be a later misinterpretation of his theory, and also for stating that the earth rotates once each day around its axis.
	www.stenudd.com /myth/greek/aristotle/aristotle-05-academy.htm (3725 words)

	NEW TRAVEL AGE - Directory - Guide in Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		408 BC A new city-state, the city of Rhodes, established on the northern tip of the island arises and becomes the most powerful it was first inhabited in the Neolithic era.
		The Colossus of Rhodes was a 30-m (100-ft) bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected about 280 BC to guard the entrance to the harbour at Rhodes; it was destroyed about 55 years later.
		The Colossus of Rhodes was a great bronze statue, erected in about 280 BC by the citizens of Rhodes, capital of the Greek island of the same name.
	www.newtravelage.com /info/europe/greece/history/rhodes.htm (1933 words)

	Sacred Photos
		(3) The 12-m (40-ft) Statue of Zeus (mid-5th century BC) by the Greek sculptor Phidias was the central feature of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Greece.
		(5) The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (circa 353 BC) was a monumental marble tomb, decorated by the leading sculptor of the age, for King Mausolus of Caria in Asia Minor; only fragments remain.
		(7) The Pharos of Alexandria (circa 280 BC), located on an island in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, was a famous ancient lighthouse standing more than 134 m (440 ft) tall; it was destroyed in the 14th century.
	innerouterministries.tripod.com /theinnerouterministries/id4.html (234 words)

	Asia Minor Coins - Caria (Karia)
		He was succeeded by his son Maussolos, who took part in the so-called Revolt of the Satraps: Maussolos, Orontes of Armenia, Autophradates of Lydia and Datames of Cappadocia joined forces against their king, with support of the pharaohs of Egypt, Nectanebo I, Teos, and Nectanebo II.
		In 188 BC, the Romans defeated the Seleukids, and divided the country between the Pergamene kingdom in the north and Rhodes in the south.
		In 129 BC, the Romans decided to annex the Pergamene part of Caria, which became part of their province of Asia.
	www.asiaminorcoins.com /caria.html (611 words)

	The Ancient Wonders of the World
		It was built in 2560 BC for the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu or Cheops, as he is known to the Greeks.
		It was the night of July 21, 356 BC and the Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus was burning to the ground.
		The construction of the Pharos of Alexandria was finished in 280 BC by King Ptolmey II Philadelphus.
	www.princeton.edu /~ferguson/adw/wonders.shtml (3333 words)

	Bodrum - the ancient Halicarnassus
		An important part of the town wall was the Myndos Gate where the soldiers of Alexander (the great) had a hard time to come into the town of Halicarnassus in 333 BC.
		After they captured the city they destroyed all buildings except the Mausoleum, which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
		When Alexander the Great in the autumn of 334 BC came to Halicarnassus, he had his headquarters somewhere near here.
	bodrum-info.org /English/history (981 words)

	Callisthenes - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Kallisthenês), son of Damotimos, c.360-c.353 BC, a Greek from Olynthos, was a kinsman of Aristotle, probably his great-nephew (P 52.1, 55.4).
		In 334 BC he crossed the Hellespont with Alexander’s army.
		Similarly we don’t know the full extent of his employment although it is clear that, as well as writing a history of the expedition he was at some point put in charge of educating the Royal Pages—as Aristotle had educated Alexander and his peers (P 55.2; A 4.13.2; C 8.6.24f, 8.7.3, 8.8.1).
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Callisthenes (920 words)

	Phokians, 668-450 BC (I/52h), 450-275 BC (II/5f)
		Phokaeans, Phocians), lay north of Boeotia and Thebes and was bounded by Locris and Aetolia to the west and Thessalia to the north.
		In 356 BC, the Theban-dominated Amphictionic League imposed a large fine on Phokia for cultivating the Delphic territory of Cirrha.
		A Phokian army of 7000 under Onomarchus' brother Phayllus was sent to Thessaly in 353 BC to support Lycophron, but was defeated by Philip II of Macedon who intervened in support of the opposing faction.
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/armies/I52h.html (2449 words)

	Bodrum - The Complete Guide / The History of Bodrum
		In 546 BC the Persians overran the Greek cities of the coast, and Halicarnassus fell with the rest.
		Persia divided the region into 'satrapes' and by 377 BC King Mausolus ruled as Satrap or Governor of Caria and Halicarnassus.
		Mausolus died in 353 BC, succeeded by his wife-sister, Artemisia II.
	www.bodrum-bodrum.com /html/history1.htm (2146 words)

	The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
		From 377 to 353 BC, king Mausollos of Caria reigned and moved his capital to Halicarnassus.
		The project was conceived by his wife and sister Artemisia, and the construction might have started during the king's lifetime.
		The Mausoleum was completed around 350 BC, three years after Maussollos death, and one year after Artemisia's.
	www.angelfire.com /music/staraudio/7wonders/5.html (374 words)

	353 BC
		Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC
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	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/35/353_BC.html (59 words)

	Ancient Wonders of the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		It was roughly the same size as the Statue of Liberty in New York, although it stood on a lower platform.
		"The Mausoleum of Maussollos, or Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was a tomb built between 353-350 BC at halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey), for Mausolus..a provincial king in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia, his wife, and sister.
		"The Pharos of Alexandria was a lighthouse built in the 3rd century BC on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt to serve as that port's landmark, and later, a lighthouse."
	coolmaps.7wonders.googlepages.com /ancientwonders.html (481 words)

	Valerius
		Maximus Corvinus (Corrinus?), consul 312 BC, 289 BC
		Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, consul 263 BC
		Valerius Messala Barbatus, married Antonia Major (consul 12 BC?)
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/va/Valerius.html (134 words)

	The Wargamer - Field of Crocus - 352 BCE
		Despite its crucial importance in Greek history, and the role it played in the rise of Macedonia, relatively little of the details of the battle of the Field of Crocus have been recorded.
		Despite the obscurity surrounding it, the battle was a culmination of the war between Macedon and Phocis for the control of Thessaly.
		The Macedonian army of the mid-fourth century BC was a product of a number of reforms carried out by Philip himself.
	www.wargamer.com /articles/crocus/crocus-1.asp (635 words)

	Seven Wonders
		Supposedly built by the king about 600 BC to please his wife, a princess from the mountains, but they are also asssociated with the Assyrian Queen Semiramis.
		In 356 BC a man named Herostratus burned the temple to ground in an attempt to immortalize his name.
		The beauty of the Mausoleum is not only in the structure itself, but in the decorations and statues that adorned the outside at different levels on the podium and the roof.
	www.hyperhistory.com /online_n2/connections_n2/wonders.html (538 words)

	Welcome to the Wonders of the Ancient World
		Built: Circa 353 BC Location: In the city of Bodrum (Halicarnassus) on the Aegean Sea, in southwestern Turkey
		The Mausoleum is an enormous marble tomb built to hold the body of the provincial king in the Persian Empire, Mausolus (Mausollos), and his wife and sister, Artemisia.
		Construction of it begun in the king’s lifetime, and was completed around 350 BC, three years after Maussollos’ death and one year after Artemisia’s.
	library.thinkquest.org /18126/Ancient/mausoleum.html (266 words)

	Ethics of Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Empires by Sanderson Beck
		From the thirteenth century BC to the middle of the sixth century is called the iron age with increasing use of that new technology.
		In 465 BC Xerxes was assassinated in the royal bedchamber by a conspiracy led by Artabanus, Megabyzus, and the eunuch chamberlain Aspamitres.
		In 338 BC while Philip of Macedonia was on his way to defeating the Athenians and Thebans at Charoneia, Ochus was poisoned by his physician by order of the eunuch Bagoas.
	www.san.beck.org /EC6-Assyria.html (14089 words)

	4th century BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		323 BC Alexander the Great conquers the Persian Empire, decline and depopulation of Ancient Greece with massive migration towards the conquered lands.
		Philip II of Macedonia (born 382, reigned 359–336 BC).
		Darius III of Persia, last King of the Achaemenid dynasty (born 380, reigned 359–330 BC).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/4th_century_BC (448 words)

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