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	www.mugla-turizm.gov.tr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Halicarnassos developed in the region of the castle, where there used to be a tiny town called Zephyria.
		Halicarnassos was blessed by being one of the few cities in the region not to be struck by earthquakes during the period of Roman rule and was twice blessed by being the birthplace of the historian Herodotus.
		The monument tomb was in the centre of Halicarnassos, rising over a large plot of land, with sections of the walls bearing inscriptions and was decorated with statues.
	www.mugla-turizm.gov.tr /en/04150.asp (572 words)

	Halicarnassus, Bodrum - the ancient Halicarnassos with history of Mausolos and Herodotus
		Mausolos and his family, in 334 BC, Halicarnassos was conquered by Alexander the Great which later became a naval base for the Lagos Dynasty of Egypt.
		In 192 BC, the city became a Roman colony, and in 88 BC was briefly ruled by the Pontus Kingdom.
		Halicarnassos fell to the Seljuk Turks in 1071 AD, and it was with the permission of Sultan Celebi Mehmet that the Knights of Rhodes were able to construct Bodrum Castle — the Castle of St. Peter.
	www.bodrumpages.com /English/history.html (1511 words)

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		Founded around 1000 B.C., Halicarnassos was the capital of the Carians, a civilization native to Anatolia.
		The capital was captured by the Lydians, another powerful civilaztion native to Anatolia, in the first half of the 6th Century B.C. In 546 B.C., the city was conquered by the Persians and remained for a long time a Percian province governed by Persian Sartraps (Sartrap means Governor in Persian).
		Halicarnassos hosts one of the seven wonders of the world, the monumantal Shrine of Maussollos, from whom the word and the meaning of "Mausoleum" derives.
	www.turktravel.net /historicplaces/anticcities/halikarnas.asp (239 words)

	Bodrum region, arceological sites of the
		In the 5th century B.C., the Presian satrap, Mausolos, declared Halicarnassos the capital of the Carian region and forced the population to live in three cities, namely Halicarnassos, Myndos and Theangela.
		The theatre on the southern slope of Göktepe, north of the Halicarnassos antique city, is a splendid construction from the 4th century B.C., used as a necropolis for some time.
		The population was removed to Halicarnassos by Mausolos.
	www.akyaka.org /tarih/history/bodrum.html (2709 words)

	Marmaris-Sailing - Yacht Charter, Bareboat, Sailing, Blue Voyage and Gulet in Marmaris Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bodrum is established upon one of the antique cities of great reknow, "Halicarnassos".
		Halicarnassos, after it lived under Karian, Lykian, Persian, Macedonian, Egyptian and Roman sovereignties, was captured by the "Rhodes Knights" in 189 B.C. The city came under Ottoman domination when Kanuni Süleyman (Sultan the Magnificent), in 1522, captured the city along with the island of Rhodes.
		Situated in the West of Mugla, within the Gökova and Güllük Bays, Bodrum is one of the most prominent tourism and entertainment centers of the world with its natural, historical and cultural endowments and its highly attractive bohemian way of life.
	www.marmaris-yachtcharter.com /yacht-charter-sailing-bareboat-marmaris-turkey/sailing-areas-bodrum.html (428 words)

	Historical Sites 3 Mylasa, Labranda, Halicarnassos
		In the 7th century BC it fell to the Lidians and in the next century to the Persians.
		Herodotus, who is known as the father of history, was born in Halicarnassos.
		The famous king Mausolos made Halicarnassos the capital of the kingdom of Caria and in his time it was one of the cities that sucessfully repelled the attacks of the Persians.
	www.clubnatura.com /lakebafa/en/historical-sites-03.html (428 words)

	DISCOVER TURKEY-Anatolia-Travel to Turkey-Holiday in Turkey-Turkish Tour Oparator-Sisan Tours Travel Agency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		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 later.
		With the aim of enlarging the city, Mausolos had six of the nine Leleg cities moved to this region, and had the city surrounded with walls and had many palaces, theaters and temples built in the city.
		The theater, the stoa of Mars and Apollon situated within the gardens in the city, the theater on the hill belonging to the Hellenistic period have been restored today.
	www.sisantours.com /bodrum.html (539 words)

	www.mugla-turizm.gov.tr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Besides the ancient city of Halicarnassos there are 12 other ancient settlements on the peninsula.
		During the reign of the Halicarnassos’ King Mausolus II the citizens of six of these cities were forced to migrate to Halicarnassos while those of Myndos and Syangela were moved to other places and the cities rebuilt in the Hellenistic style.
		Thus, instead of the having a scattered and weak population, Halicarnassos was made stronger and prosperous.
	www.mugla-turizm.gov.tr /en/04140.asp (1172 words)

	Bodrum Touristic City Information - Highlights of Turkey - Worldwide Travel Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bodrum is established upon one of the antique cities of great known "Halicarnassos".
		Halicarnassos, after it lived under Karian, Lykian, Persian, Macedonian, Egyptian and Roman sovereignties, was captured by the "Rhodes Knights" in 189 BC.
		The city came under Ottoman domination when Suleyman the Magnificent in 1522 captured the city along with the islands of Rhodes.
	www.wwsturkey.com /ht_bodrum.html (1267 words)

	Diotima
		She led the forces of Halicarnassos, Cos, Nisyros and Calyndos, and supplied five ships.
		The ships she brought had the best reputation in the whole fleet, next to the ones from Sidon, and of all the allies she gave the king the best advice.
		I have listed the cities that she led; I have evidence that they all belong to the Dorian group, as the people of Halicarnassos come from Troizen, and the rest from Epidauros.
	www.stoa.org /diotima/anthology/artemisia.shtml (1906 words)

	Bodrum Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		- ancient Halicarnassos - with its whitewashed houses and subtropical gardens, is the most attractive Turkish resort, a quality outfit in comparison to its upstart Aegean rivals.
		This is the burial place of Mausolus, who ruled Halicarnassos in the fourth century BC, greatly increasing its power and wealth.
		His tomb (from which we derive the word "mausoleum") was regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but the bulk of it is now in London's British Museum.
	www.airporthotelseurope.com /airports/bxn/bodrum_information.html (531 words)

	Hotels in Turkey \| Hotels in Istanbul \| Blue Voyage Yachting and Cabin Charters \| Sailing for the Blue Voyage
		This voyage, on the most beautiful and cleanest waters of the world, begins in one of the antique regions, Karia, and extends to Pamphylia passing through the Lycian region.
		We know that navigation had existed in very ancient times in the whereabouts of Bodrum called Karia in antique ages, and the center of which was Bodrum, namely Halicarnassos.
		Even today, after hundreds of years, the people of Bodrum keep navigation at an enviable level in the region, both in respect to boat construction and captainship.
	www.exploreturkey.com /exptur.phtml?id=292 (220 words)

	Katherine Roberts's The Mausoleum Murder. The Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Web Site
		As a small child his father took him to see the statues on top of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassos.
		Overcome with the loss of his mother the young Alexis touches one of the statues, Neaera, and brings her to life to take the place of his mother.
		In this story she has managed to combine magic, adventure, a murder-mystery and an invasion with a story of friends from different backgrounds working together to solve a murder.
	www.eternalnight.co.uk /books/r/robertskatherine/themausoleummurder.html (327 words)

	Greek Ethnography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		He is also writing from a slightly different perspective; rather than growing up in Athens and actually fighting in the Persian Wars, Herodotus was born in the city of Halicarnassos, culturally Greek but located on the coast of modern-day Turkey.
		He was born perhaps about the time of the Persian Wars, and then moved to Athens in the 460's or 450's, and clearly admired many aspects of Athenian society.
		For Herodotus this is part of the background to the Persian Wars between the Greeks and the Persians, explaining who and what the Persians are before going on to describe the conflict.
	www.ups.edu /faculty/eorlin/clas305/Herodotus.htm (383 words)

	Bodrum hotels reservation, top accommodation with discounts and travel guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In the eyes of its devotees, BODRUM (www.bodrum-info.org) - ancient Halicarnassos - with its whitewashed houses and subtropical gardens, is the most attractive Turkish resort, a quality outfit in comparison to its upstart Aegean rivals.
		And it is a pleasant town in most senses, despite having no real beach, although development has proceeded apace over the last couple of decades, spreading beyond the town boundaries into the until recently little-disturbed peninsula.
		His tomb, completed by Artemisia II, his sister and wife, was regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, giving rise to the word "mausoleum".
	www.nbportal.com /turkey/bodrum (532 words)

	Ancient Caria - All About Turkey
		The Persians now moved in again and divided their empire into satrapies, provinces ruled by a local governor who owed allegiance to Persia.
		In 377 BC Mausolus became satrap of Caria in Halicarnassos (today Bodrum) and he craftily developed Caria into an independent power without upsetting his Persian masters.
		Alexander the Great stormed through the region in 334 BC and with the aid of Queen Ada, an exiled Carian queen, soon had the region firmly under his control.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /karya.htm (1001 words)

	Shore Excursion Bodrum Tours
		The famous town Bodrum known as the Halicarnassos and houses one of the seven wonders of the world the Mausoleum of Mausoleum (377-352 B.C.).The castle located in the center of the town houses the oldest underwater sunken boat ruins and the richest Amphora collection of the world.
		Gumusluk is a small fisherman town west of the city where the Eklisia church is located More...
		Bodrum is well known with its 24 hours night life.
	www.enjoyturkey.com /Tours/Shore_Excursions/sebod.htm (142 words)

	History of Horticulture - Herodotus of Halicarnassos 484-426 B.C.
		History of Horticulture - Herodotus of Halicarnassos 484-426 B.C. Herodotus of Halicarnassos 484-426 B.C. erodotus was born about 484 B.C. at Halicarnassos in Caria in the southwest corner of Asia Minor and died about 426 B.C. He traveled extensively, visited Athens, Egypt, Babylon, and Scythia (north of the Black Sea).
		He observed many of the facts reported in his books although obviously much was obtained by hearsay.
		Additional information about Herodotus may be found on the Internet.
	hcs.osu.edu /history/history/004.html (143 words)

	Was Hellanikos the First Chronicler of Athens? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		II - The evidence of Dionysios of Halicarnassos
		To estimate Hellanikos' place within the Atthidographic tradition, we must first consider the evidence of Dionysios of Halicarnassos, historian, literary critic and important source of information on earlier Greek historians.
		More recently, D.L. Toye ('Dionysios of Halicarnassos on the first Greek historians', AJP 116 (1995) 279-302) has argued that Hellanikos was not a chronicler of any description.
	www.dur.ac.uk /Classics/histos/1999/joyce.html (6901 words)

	..:: BEYNAR TOURISM / YATCHING ITINERARIES ::.. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bodrum (ancient Halicarnassos) is TURKEY 's premiere vacation town and the most popular point of departure for Blue Cruises.
		In this cruise, we sail south along the Turquoise Coast to the peaceful, exclusive town of Gocek, set at the far northwest corner of Fethiye Gulf.
		In this cruise, we explore Gokova Gulf, a deep-blue sheltered stretch of sea sheltered to the north by the Bodrum Peninsula to the south by the Datça Peninsula.
	www.beynar.com.tr /Eng/n/cd/ytc/ytch_b.html (1766 words)

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		The prisoners leave in formations, each to a different town which has offered its surrender in the aftermath of the destruction of Halicarnassos.
		The day ends and evening draws nigh, and I am empty - empty of love, empty of my victory, empty of the god who had filled me to the brim with the fire of conquest and the lust of savagery, leaving me numb, and in some slight distress.
		Ada has not come to me; she prepares for her return to the citadel at Alinda, and to call to her the leaders of the cities to the north that I have since settled, for a plan of rebuilding of the great town of Halicarnassos.
	www.zebratta.com /Books/Confess/2confess-52.htm (1870 words)

	Boat Charter, Yacht Charter, Luxury Yacht, Yacht Broker, Blue Voyage, Gulet Charter, Turkey, Gulet
		Fifty years ago, the Fisherman of Halicarnassos and the friends from his intellectual circle used to sail aboard small fishing boats between 10-15 meters with a single WC/Shower.
		Such sailing trips undertaken by the Fisherman of Halicarnassos and his friends evolved into a blue voyage attracting many sea lovers.
		Today Gulets over 30-35 meters are built in the shipyards of Bodrum for charters and private purposes.
	www.bluefunyachting.com /index.php?bfm=Gulet (342 words)

	Blue Cruise, Destination Antalya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A wide range of blue from Turqouise to dark blue, and the green of the forest, streching out to the bays, will be with us during our cruise.
		The start of the tour, as shown on the map, is Bodrum, ancient Halicarnassos, home of the King Mausolus's tomb one of the seven Wonders of the World.
		Her wife who also happens to be her sister had this tomb built after King Mausolos' death to make his name immortal.
	www.xmission.com /~gastown/ebb/cruise.htm (199 words)

	Sparta Town (topography)
		On the pillars are white marble figures of Persians, including Mardonios, son of Gobryas.
		There is also a figure of Artemisia, daughter of Lygdamis and Queen of Halicarnassos.
		It is said that this lady voluntarily joined the expedition of Xerxes against Greece and distinguished herself at the naval engagement off Salamis.
	www.csun.edu /~hcfll004/townsparta.html (6512 words)

	BODRUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In the year 1000 B.C., those who came here along with the Doric migrations settled in the locality where the fortress stands today and mixed with the native people here.
		Bodrum (Halicarnassos) is a beautiful city on the Mediterrenean Coast.
		Like the rest of Anatolia (Asian part of Turkey), it has a very long history.
	www.ece.uic.edu /~rcesur1/bodrum.html (103 words)

	Highlander fanfiction: The Good Teacher
		And from the cedar of the mountains, the shipyards of Halicarnassos hewed wealth with hollow hulls, wealth with linen sails and long, straight oars--wealth in the shape of great cargo ships, sought after throughout the world.
		She was the Amazon of Halicarnassos, Artemisia the virago, who commanded her own fleet in times of war.
		Where the wine-faced sea lapped along the shores of the harbor, and the ships with their immense masts and double steering-oars rocked sedately at anchor.
	www.iras.ucalgary.ca /~volk/sylvia/GoodTeacher.htm (16591 words)

	Bodrum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bodrum was originally know as HALICARNASSOS, and was collonized by Dorians from the Peloponnese during the century BC.
		Later the city came under Persian influence thoug managed to retain considerable autonomy.
		An admirer of Greek civilization Mausolus spared no effort to Hellenize his cities and was working on a suitaby self-aggrandizing tomb at the of his death-thereby giving us our word mausoleum ARTEMISIA II his sister and wife comleted the massive structure whichcame to be regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world
	www.besttaxidriver.com /turkiye/bodrum.html (86 words)

	A Heraldic Tour of the Castle of Saint Peter, Bodrum (Turkey) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A Heraldic Tour of the Castle of Saint Peter, Bodrum (Turkey)
		Bodrum is the modern name of the ancient Halicarnassos.
		It is on the Western coast of Turkey, on a long peninsula, not far from Rhodes.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/orders/malta/bodrum.htm (662 words)

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