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Sabratha
Sabratha was an ancient port city on the coast of North Africa (in modern-day Libya). The site was originally inhabited by the indigenous Berber Zwagha tribe in the 8th century BCE (according to the 11th-century CE historian al-Bakari...
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Taj Mahal - Symbol of Love, Power, & Mughal Architecture
The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to inter and memorialise his wife Mumtaz Mahal, the building is the finest...
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Libyco-Punic Mausoleum of Dougga
Ruins of the Libyco-Punic Mausoleum in Dougga, photograph by Carole Raddato, Tunisia, 04 October, 2024. The Libyco-Punic Mausoleum is a remarkable 21-metre-high 2nd-century BCE royal tomb. The monument is divided...
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Artist's Impression)
An artist's depiction of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus as it may have appeared when it was completed c. 350 BCE. From the game Old World.
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The Ruins of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The ruins of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Caria (now Bodrum in Turkey), constructed for King Maussollos during the mid-4th century BCE. Its construction was so beautiful and unique that it became one...
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Lion from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
One of the few free-standing sculptures from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, 4th century BCE. (British Museum, London)
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North Africa During the Classical Period
Phoenician traders arrived on the North African coast around 900 B.C. and established Carthage (in present-day Tunisia) around 800 B.C. By the sixth century B.C., a Phoenician presence existed at Tipasa (east...
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Caesarea (North Africa)
Caesarea was actually the name of three separate cities: one in Palestine, one in Cappadocia (Asia Minor), and one in Mauretania, present-day Algeria. The first city, Caesarea Maritima, was built by Herod around 25 BCE and...
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Reconstructed
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built c. 351 BCE for the Persian satrap Mausolus. The massive structure is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This gif is a reconstruction of what the mausoleum...
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Statue of a Horse from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
This is a forepart of a horse from the chariot-group surmounting the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Tomb of Mausolus . From the north side of the peribolus wall of the Mausoleum. Classical...