The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, of which almost nothing remains. The tomb of the Carian king Mausolus gave its name to all mausoleums in the world, but itself became a pile of stones and memories. A story of grandeur and destruction in one place.

King Mausolus

Mausolus ruled Caria (southwestern Asia Minor) in the 4th century BC as a satrap of the Persian Empire, but was effectively an independent king. His capital Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum) flourished.

Mausolus died in 353 BC before his tomb was completed. His widow and sister Artemisia I...