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  The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a burial tomb for King Mausolus, who ruled the Caria province of the Persian Empire in the western portion of Asia Minor from 377-353 BCE.
King Mausolus himself wasn't Greek, although the region he ruled was for a large swath of time dominated by Greek influence.
During the rule of Mausolus, the king relocated the provincial capital to Halicarnassus, which is why it was the site of his burial.
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 Mausolus: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
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Mausolus (more correctly Maussollus), was satrap and practically ruler of Caria (377-353 BC).
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 Mausolus - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mausolus (Greek Maussolos) was satrap of Caria between 377 and 353, and is the most famous member of the Hecatomnid dynasty.
Whatever the reason, Mausolus briefly joined what the historian Diodorus of Sicily calls the "Revolt of the Satraps", which is perhaps too grand a name for a series of rebellions that continued for some time without really threatening the stability of the Persian empire.
That Mausolus regarded himself as some sort of national leader may perhaps also be inferred from his strict adherence to the ancient cults of his country.
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Until Mausolus' rule Halicarnassus was a fairly small city but Mausolus had a flair for ambitious projects and he recognized the area's natural advantages for fortification and commerce.
Mausolus taxed his subjects heavily to pay for these and other grand scale projects, and even imposed a levy on hair longer than shoulder length.
Mausolus died in 353 BC, succeeded by his wife-sister, Artemisia II.She ruled for only three years, but she managed to accomplish two memorable feats.
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 Mausoleum
Mausolus, though he was descended from the local people, spoke Greek and admired the Greek way of life and government.
Mausolus decided to build a new capital, a city as hard to capture as it was magnificent to look at.
There the images of Mausolus and his queen forever watch over the few broken remains of the beautiful tomb she built for him and that is now lost to eternity.
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 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
King Mausolus ruled over Caria, part of morden-day Turkey, in the 4th century B.C..
Towards the end of his life, King Mausolus decided to build himself a tomb, as a monument to his power.
This is broken down into 20 m (60 ft) for the stepped podium, 12 m (38 ft) for the colonnade, 7 m (22 ft) for the pyramid, and 6 m (20 ft) for the chariot statue at the top.
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Built by Mausolus' wife Artemisia in 353 B.C., it was decorated with sculptured friezes depicting, among other things, a battle between the Greeks and the Amazons, the work of the leading artists of the time.
The statue of Mausolus may be the one now in the British Museum; the tomb was excavated in 1857, and many fragments of it survive, both in the British Museum and in Turkey.
When one of their kings came to die, his body was placed in a sarcophagus of stone, and the top was sealed; then they began to build the pyramid to the height which you see.
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 The 7 Wonders
The upper chambers, called the king's and queen's, were completely hidden, the ascending passage to them having been closed by plugging blocks, which concealed the point where it branched upwards out of the roof of the long descending passage.
The object of having two highly-finished chambers in the mass may have been to receive the king and his co-regent (of whom there is some historical evidence), and there is very credible testimony to a sarcophagus having existed in the queen's chamber, as well as in the king's chamber.
Mausolus decided to build a new capitol, a city as hard to capture as it was magnificent to look at.
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 Seven Wonders of the World - Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
This Mausoleum was built in memory and as a burial tomb for the King Mausolus.
King Mausolus was married to his sister Artemisia in his family.
When the king died, Artemisia decided to build this monument in his memory, which later found a place among the seven wonders of the world.
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 Mausolos - the most famous king of Caria
These were of varying size, but some at least, if we may judge by the tribute they paid to Athens in the fifth century, seem to have been comparable to Halicarnassus herself, and the population of the new city must have been four or five times that of the old.
Mausolus was well established in his new capital by 367 BC, and before the end of his reign he ruled from here over a kingdom that included all of Caria and considerable portions of Ionia and Lycia, as well as the islands of Rhodes, Cos, and Chios.
Mausolus died, leaving his queen Artemisia, who was also his sister (It was the custom in Caria for rulers to marry their own sisters), broken-hearted.
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 Mausoleum of Halicarnassus - the full story
The marble base contained a room in which both Mausolus, of whom the tomb was built for, and his wife Artemisia were to be entombed.
Mausolus enclosed his capital at Halicarnassus with a great circuit of powerful defence walls studded with watch-towers at regular intervals, along with three separately walled eitadeis, some three and a half miles long, of which parts are standing today (recently brought into shape by Ericsson-Türkcell, see Myndos Gate).
Then in 353 B.C. Mausolus died, leaving his queen Artemisia, who was also his sister (It was the custom in Caria for rulers to marry their own sisters), broken-hearted.
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Mausolus, admired the Greek way of life and philosophy so,he founded many cities of Greek design along the coast and encouraged Greek democratic traditions.
They led an extremely happy and fulfilled existence.Then tragedy struck and in 353 B.C. Mausolus died, leaving his queen Artemisia, who was also his sister (It was the custom in Caria for rulers to marry their own sisters), broken-hearted.
There the images of Mausolus and his queen forever watch over the few broken remains of the beautiful tomb she built for him.
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 Oration for the Liberty of the Rhodians E-book by Demosthenes
The king of Persia favored her design against an island which, by its situation, commanded the Egean sea, and rendered the passage into Greece secure and easy; and which he justly expected to gain from the Carian princess by treaty or by arms, with less umbrage to the Greeks than any direct attack would give.
There are men among you who frequently affect a disregard of Philip, as if beneath their attention; but of the king express the most terrible apprehensions, as of an enemy truly dangerous to those whom he may determine to attack.
Demosthenes has endeavored to prove that the king, however he may favor or support the aristocracy at Rhodes, yet will not consider the interposition of the Athenians in defence of the liberty of that island as an act of hostility against him; and that neither he nor Artemisia will oppose them.
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 Cornelia Elementary School - 5th Grade Project - Famous Places-The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mausolus was cremated and his ashes were laid in an underground tomb.
Inside the mausoleum is a burial chamber with contains the coffin of Mausolus, the king of Caria.
On the top of it was a 20 foot statue of a four horse chariot with mausolus and his wife Artemisia.
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 Historical places around Bodrum
The construction was started in 350 BC by Mausolus and after his death completed by Artemisia.
The whole monument was built with green stone blocks and the outer face was lined with white marble and bluish limestone with an approximate height of 50 m.
The monument consists four main sections; the pedestal and the main tomb, the temple in the Ionian style, the pyramid of 24 layers standing on columns, statues of King Mausolus and Artemisia standing standing side by side in the chart pulled by four horses at the top.
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 Elvis the Archetype
Some of the most prominent resemblances are Alexander the Great, Pericles (Orator and statesman of Greece), King Mausolus of Asia Minor (355 B.C. from which the word ‘mausoleum’ was derived), Charioteer from the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, and the statues of Hermes among others.
The Wounded King is generally considered to be the guardian of the Holy Grail consciousness, but is not adequately empowered to carry out the job.
In the asking of this question the seeker proves they are aware of the king’s plight and the state of his kingdom, and has a true compassion for their experience.
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 Hallicarnassus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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.
After the king's death in the middle of the 4th century BC, his queen, Artemisia, employed Greek architects to construct a superb monument over his remains.
It was raised to the memory of King Mausolus of Caria by his devoted Queen, Artemisia.
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Mausolus had a flair for ambitious projects and he recognized the area's natural advantages for fortification and commerce.
Mausolus died in 353 BC, succeeded by his wife-sister, Artemisia II.
The second was a brilliant battle success rivaling that of Artemisia I. Alexander the Great began plundering Anatolia with remarkable speed and by the time he reached Halicarnassus in 334 BC the Queen Orontabatis, Satrap of Caria, was ready for him.
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 AKROPOLIS.NET Community for Architects and Designers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
From 377 to 353 BC, Caria's ruler was King Mausolus.
As with many rulers of history, Mausolus contemplated his own death and wanted to build a memorial to himself while he was still alive to insure it would be a fitting tribute to his greatness.
The tomb of Mausolus came to be called the Mausoleum, and even today the word "mausoleum" indicates a large, stately tomb of an important person.
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 The Seven Wonders: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Similar to the Great Pyramid, we are now visiting the burial place of an ancient king.
When the Persians expanded their ancient kingdom to include Mesopotamia, Northern India, Syria, Egypt, and Asia Minor, the king could not control his vast empire without the help of local governors or rulers -- the Satraps.
A modern reconstruction of the shorter side of the Mausoleum illustrates the lavish nature of the art and architecture of the building...
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 The Mausoleum At Halicarnassus - Architecture Of The World - GKIndia.com
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 AsiaMinor; only fragments remain.
At the apex stood a four-horsechariot in which were statues of the king and queen.
It was raisedto the memory of King Mausolus of Caria by his devoted Queen, Artemisia.
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 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
When Mausolus died in 353 B.C., his wife decided to have the most extravagant tomb in the world built for her husband.
The roof, which composed a third of the height, was in the form of a pyramid.
Perched on top was a sculpture of four horses pulling a chariot in which images of Mausolus and Artemis rode.
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 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
It was built for King Mausolus of Caria, who ruled with his sister, Queen Artemisia, in the city of Halicarnassus on the coast of what is now Turkey (King 8).
In fact, the tomb was not finished until three years after the death of Mausolus, and one year after the death of Artemisia (Silverberg 80-81).
Atop the pyramid sat a beautifully sculpted statue of Mausolus and Artemisia in a chariot drawn by four horses (Ashmawy).
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 Passionate about History
King Mausolus' wife and sister built a mausoleum for the deceased ruler in 350 B.C. in Halicarnassus (modern-day Bodrum).
The white marble used in the pyramid was brought from the island of Pharos, which lay at the mouth of the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt.
On the top step of the pyramid stood lion monuments and at the summit of the whole mausoleum were statues of King Mausolus and Queen Artemisia in a chariot.
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 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
King Nebuchadrezzar supposedly had the gardens built for his wife because she missed the garden-like landscape of her homeland of Persia.
King Mausolus was the ruler of Caria which is now part of modern-day Turkey.
This enormous tomb of King Mausolus became known as a mausoleum.
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 Bodrum City Tours, Turkey Budget Travel, Travel Guides, Trip Planning, Cheap Travel tips
The Mausoleum, King Mausolus' tomb, is at the origin of the funerary monuments of great dimensions and sumptuous architecture.
Mausolus was the ruler of the Caria Kingdom between 377 and 353 BC; he made Halikarnassos its capital.
Built in the time of Mausolus, it is one of the very few surviving pre-Hellenistic theaters in Asia Minor and thus one of the oldest.
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