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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: ARN-AUD |
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ARTEMISIA , the sister
Caria
husband
Halicarnassus
Mausoleum
mausoleum
erected a monument , or trophy , in Rhodes, to commemorate her conquest of that island . When the Rhodians regained their freedom they built round this trophy so as to render it inaccessible, whence it was known as the Abaton. There are statues of Mausolus and Artemisia in the British Museum.Vitruvius ii. 8; Diodorus Siculus xvi. 36; Cicero, Tusc. iii. 31; Val. Max. iv. 6. End of Article: ARTEMISIA If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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