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Hecatomnus' Tomb consists of the Temenos Wall, the Menandros Column (a later structure from the Augustan period), the Podium or base, the surviving chambers of the mausoleum, and the sarcophagus. [5] It was a forerunner of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus , one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World , and is thought to have been conceived, at ...
[2] [9] The five children, Hecatomnus, and a woman presumed to be Aba, are all depicted in the art of the lavish but unfinished tomb of Hecatomnus in Mylasa. [10] During the government of the Hecatomnids, both wife and husband ruled alongside one another, although only men are ever called satrap or issue coinage in their own names. Hecatomnid ...
Hekatomnos tomb fresco. In 2010 police arrested looters digging for antiquities in what later was believed to be the tomb of Hecatomnus. [15] A marble sarcophagus and numerous frescoes were discovered in the tomb, although many relics had already been taken from the tomb and sold on the black market. [15]
The Mausoleum of Hecatomnus was discovered in 2010 when men were arrested for illegal digging for antiquities. A marble sarcophagus and numerous frescoes were discovered in the tomb, although it was believed many relics had already been taken from the tomb and sold on the black market. [18]
Mausolus was the eldest son of Hecatomnus, a native Carian who became the satrap of Caria shortly after Tissaphernes died, c. 395 – c. 392 BCE. [3] Mausolus succeeded his father upon Hecatomnus' death in 377 BCE. [4] [3] The two may have shared the rule of Caria in the early 370s BCE, though, shortly before the death of Hecatomnus. [5]
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Idrieus was the second son of Hecatomnus, and was married to his sister Ada. [3] Alongside Ada, he succeeded to the throne on the death of his sister Artemisia II of Caria in 351 BC. Shortly after his accession he was required by the Persian king, Artaxerxes III Ochus , to provide arms and troops for the capture of Cyprus , a request with which ...
Tomb of Hunting and Fishing Detail of the fresco on the back wall of the main chamber. The Tomb of Hunting and Fishing (Italian: Tomba della Caccia e Pesca), formerly known as the Tomb of the Hunter (Tomba del Cacciatore), [1] is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy.