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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

By HannadeyY
  • 353 BCE

    Mausolus Died

    Mausolus Died
    Mausolus, the second ruler of Caria, died.
  • 351 BCE

    Artemisia Died

    Artemisia Died
    Artemisia, Mausolus's wife/ sister who was in charge of the project died, two years after Mausolus did.
  • 350 BCE

    The Mausoleum was Complete

    The Mausoleum was Complete
    The Mausoleum was finally complete. It was on a hill that overlooked the city of Halicarnassus, Mausolus's beloved city. The structure was 140 ft high but it was more know for its beauty.
  • 1500

    Mausoleum Collapse

    Mausoleum Collapse
    An earthquake destroyed the structure sometime around 1500 A.D. after 18 years of it standing. Fragments of the mausoleum were taken away to built other nearby buildings. Eventually, people forgot exactly where the monument stood and built houses over it.

  • Rediscovery

    Rediscovery
    The monument was rediscovered by Charles Thomas Newton sometime in the 19th century. He managed to find some walls, a staircase, and three corners of the foundation. He also found sections of material that decorated the wall, portions of a stepped roof, a broken chariot wheel from the structure of the roof, and two statues believed to be in that chariot.