Anatolian Civilizations and Historical Sites - TEDA

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View of Bodrum Castle, which was built in 1402 by Rhodian knights from
the Maussolleion stones, and the Hellenistic-era theater of Bodrum.
throne, and he was succeeded by his eldest son, Maussollos in 377 BC.
Maussollos ruled over western Anatolia and made a number of cities
prosperous in the Carian region, but most importantly was the fact that
he moved the capital of Caria from Milas to Halicarnassos in 367 BC. In
order for this city to expand, he brought the inhabitants of six of the
eight Lelegian cities here, and by encircling the city with walls, he had it
adorned with palaces, a theater and temples. After ruling for 24 years,
Maussollos died in 353 BC. He, in turn, was succeeded by his wife and
sister, Artemisia II. At first, she conquered a rebellious Rhodes,
convincing its inhabitants into accepting her as ruler. Later, she
continued with the construction of her husband’s monumental tomb that
he began in 355, but died in 351 before its completion in 340.