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Labraunda (Ancient Greek: Λάβρανδα Labranda or Λάβραυνδα Labraunda) is an ancient archaeological site five kilometers west of Ortaköy, Muğla Province, Turkey, in the mountains near the coast of Caria. In ancient times, it was held sacred by Carians and Mysians alike.
A clear point of tension demanding mediation by Olympichos was the Mylasan claim of ownership over the sanctuary at Labraunda, which the priesthood of Zeus Labraundos contested. At thise time, the priest of Labraunda was a man named Korris (Κόρρις), who wrote to Seleucus in c. 242/1 BCE to retain the historical independence of Labraunda.
A reconstruction of Phidias's Statue of Zeus at Olympia in an engraving made by Philippe Galle in 1572, from a drawing by Maarten van Heemskerck. For the ancient Greeks, two works of Phidias far outshone all others: the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus (c. 432 BC), which was erected in the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, and the Athena ...
Inscriptions show that he dedicated the temple of Zeus, the southern and eastern entrances (propyla), and built the so-called 'Doric house' (oikos). [6] Unlike Mausolus, Idrieus called himself ' Mylasan ' ( Ancient Greek : Ιδριεὺς Ἑκατόμνω Μυλασεὺς ) in his inscribed dedications, emphasising his local roots.
Euromus or Euromos (Ancient Greek: Εὔρωμος and Εὔροωμος) [1] – also, Europus or Europos (Εὐρωπός), Eunomus or Eunomos (Εὔνωμος), Philippi or Philippoi (Φίλιπποι); [2] earlier Kyromus and Hyromus – was an ancient city in Caria, Anatolia; the ruins are approximately 4 km southeast of Selimiye and 12 km northwest of Milas (the ancient Mylasa), Muğla ...
The early statues were made of wood and then were transitioned to be made out of stone or cast bronze. Two of the finest statues for temples built was the statue of Zeus at Olympia or Athena at the Parthenon, they were both a combination of gold and ivory with Zeus been considered as one of the seven wonder of the ancient world.
The bishopric of Philadelphia was promoted to metropolis in ca. 1190, during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelos (1185–1195). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As a result of the gradual Turkish conquest of western Anatolia during the 14th century, the Christian population decreased dramatically and consequently several bishoprics and metropolises ...
Mausolus died shortly after the failed assassination attempt at Labraunda. Diodorus Siculus tells us that he died in 353/2 BCE. [ 4 ] Modern consensus agrees with this date, in part because Mausolus was known to have participated in the Social War (357–355 BCE) , but had died by the time Demosthenes wrote his speech On the Liberty of the ...