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    Which is the only one of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” commissioned by a female?

    Question #107010. Asked by BRY2K. (Jul 11 09 11:01 AM)


    star_gazer

    		In 353 BC Mausolus died, leaving Artemisia broken-hearted. It was the custom in Caria for rulers to be siblings; such incestuous marriages kept the power and the wealth in the family. As a tribute to him, she decided to build him the most splendid tomb, a structure so famous that Mausolus's name is now the eponym for all stately tombs, in the word mausoleum. The construction was also so beautiful and unique it became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Mausolus

    Jul 11 09, 11:42 AM
    BRY2K

    		Indeed.


    Jul 11 09, 11:46 AM

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