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Mausolus ( or , Mauśoλ) was a ruler of Caria (377–353 BCE) 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 satrap of Caria from the hereditary Hecatomnid dynasty. Alongside Caria, Mausolus also ruled 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.

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Key facts

Royalty.type
monarch
Royalty.name
Mausolus
Royalty.image
Mausolus portrait.jpg
Royalty.caption
Mausolus, 377–353 BCE. Casting from the Pushkin museum.
Royalty.alt
Probable portrait of Mausolus.
Royalty.reign type
In office
Royalty.reign
377–353 BCE
Royalty.succession
Satrap of Caria
Royalty.predecessor
Hecatomnus
Royalty.successor
Artemisia II
Royalty.suc type
Successor
Royalty.spouse
Artemisia II
Royalty.issue link
Issue
Royalty.house
Hecatomnids
Royalty.father
Hecatomnus
Royalty.birth_place
Caria(modern-day Turkey)
Royalty.death_date
353 BCE
Royalty.death_place
Halicarnassus, Caria, Achaemenid Empire(modern-day Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey)

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Place of birth
Caria
Image
Portrait of Mausolus (probable).jpg
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Commons category
Mausolus
date of death
0353-01-01
date of birth
0410-00-00
significant place
Caria
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14 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Early life
  • Reign
  • Revolt of the Satraps
  • Lycia
  • Social War
  • Tyrannical reputation
  • Building projects
  • 'Hellenisation' and the Ionian Renaissance
  • Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
  • Death
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Mausolus ( or , Mauśoλ) was a ruler of Caria (377–353 BCE) 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 satrap of Caria from the hereditary Hecatomnid dynasty. Alongside Caria, Mausolus also ruled 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.

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