Photo: “The theatre of ancient Halicarnassus, built in the 4th century BC during the reign of King Mausolos and enlarged in the 2nd century AD, the original capacity of the theatre was 10,000, Bodrum, Turkey (20628392816)”, Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized for the web.
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TÜRKIYE · 4TH CENTURY BC
Halicarnassus
Ἁλικαρνασσός
The remains of Halicarnassus lie among the streets of modern Bodrum. The Carian satrap Mausolus moved his capital here from Mylasa around 367 BC; in his time work began on his tomb, the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and on the city’s theatre and walls.
- Original name
- Ἁλικαρνασσός
- Country
- Türkiye
- Period
- 4th century BC
- Civilisation
- Carian
- Location
- 37.0378° N, 27.4242° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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Areas of the site
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Mausoleum
Remains of the tomb built for Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Ancient Theatre
The theatre at the southern foot of Göktepe is one of the oldest in Anatolia.
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Myndos Gate
A city gate of Halicarnassus that survives together with stretches of its walls.
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Temple of Mars
Site of the temple built east of the theatre in the reign of the emperor Augustus.