HALICARNASSUS

Meaning of HALICARNASSUS in English

— Halicarnassian, Halicarnassean , adj.

/hal'euh kahr nas"euhs/ , n.

an ancient city of Caria, in SW Asia Minor: site of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

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HALICARNASSUS — geographical name ancient city SW Asia Minor in SW Caria on Aegean Sea
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HALICARNASSUS — modern Bodrum Ancient Greek city, western Anatolia . Located in modern Turkey on a peninsula in the Aegean Sea, it …
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HALICARNASSUS — geographical name ancient city SW Asia Minor in SW Caria on Aegean Sea
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HALICARNASSUS — ancient Greek city of Caria, situated on the Gulf of Cerameicus. According to tradition, it was founded by Dorian Troezen …
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HALICARNASSUS — Halicarnassus BrE AmE ˌhæl ɪ kɑː ˈnæs əs ˌ•ə- AmE \ -kɑːrˈ•-
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HALICARNASSUS — modern Bodrum Ancient Greek city, western Anatolia . Located in modern Turkey on a peninsula in the Aegean Sea, it …
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HALICARNASSUS — Галикарнас
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HALICARNASSUS — Pronunciation: ˌ ha-l ə -kär- ' na-s ə s Function: geographical name ancient city SW Asia Minor in SW Caria …
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DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS — biographical name flourished circa 20 B.C. Greek scholar
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DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS — flourished с 20 BC Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric. Born in Halicarnassus, Caria (Asia Minor), Dionysius went to Rome …
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HALICARNASSUS, MAUSOLEUM OF — Battle between Greeks and Amazons, section of marble frieze from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus one of the Seven Wonders of …
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DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS — flourished c. 20 BC, ; b. Halicarnassus, Caria, Asia Minor Greek Dionysios Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric whose history …
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DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS — flourished 0441; 20 BC Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric. Born in Halicarnassus, Caria (Asia Minor), Dionysius went to Rome …
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CARIA — geographical name ancient region SW Asia Minor bordering on Aegean Sea capital Halicarnassus , ~n adjective or noun
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SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD — Preeminent architectural and sculptural achievements of antiquity, as listed by various Greco-Roman observers. Included on the best known list were …
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SCOPAS — or Skopas flourished 4th century BC, Greece Greek sculptor and architect. Ancient writers ranked him with Praxiteles and Lysippus as …
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MAUSOLUS — died 353 BC Satrap (governor) of Caria in South Asia Minor. Nominally under the control of the Persian empire, he …
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MAUSOLEUM — Large, impressive tomb, especially a stone building with places for entombment of the dead aboveground. The word is derived from …
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LEOCHARES — flourished 4th century BC, Greece Greek sculptor to whom the Apollo Belvedere is often attributed. He worked for Philip II …
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IONIA — Ancient region, western coast of Aegean Sea . It consisted of a coastal strip that extended from the mouth of …
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DIONYSIUS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Dionysius I Dionysius the Elder Dionysius of Halicarnassus Dionysius the Areopagite {{link=Pseudo Dionysius the …
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CARIA — Ancient district, southern Anatolia. It was one of the most thoroughly Hellenized districts in ancient Anatolia; its territory included Greek …
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ARTEMISIA I — flourished 5th century BC Queen of Halicarnassus and of the island of Cos с 480 BC. She ruled under the …
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MAUSOLEUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlēəm noun ( plural mausoleums -ēəmz ; or mauso·lea -ēə) Etymology: Latin, from Greek maus ōleion, from Maus ōlos Mausolus …
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JULIANIST — ˈjülyənə̇st noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Julian, 6th century bishop of Halicarnassus + English -ist : a …
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HALICARNASSIAN — adjective also hal·i·car·nas·se·an |halə(ˌ)kär|nasēən Usage: capitalized Etymology: Halicarnass us, ancient city in Asia Minor + English -ian or -ean : …
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SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD — the seven most remarkable structures of ancient times: the Egyptian pyramids, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Templeof Artemis at Ephesus, …
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MAUSOLEUM — — mausolean , adj. /maw'seuh lee"euhm, -zeuh-/ , n. , pl. mausoleums, mausolea /-lee"euh/ . 1. a stately and magnificent …
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SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD — preeminent architectural and sculptural achievements of the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East, as listed by various observers. The best known …
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SCOPAS — flourished 4th century BC Battle between Greeks and Amazons, section of marble frieze from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Greek sculptor …
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NEWTON, SIR CHARLES THOMAS — born Sept. 16, 1816, Bredwardine, Herefordshire, Eng. died Nov. 28, 1894, Margate, Kent British archaeologist who excavated sites in southwestern …
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HERODOTUS — born 484 BC?, Halicarnassus, Asia Minor [now Bodrum, Tur.]? died 430-420 Greek author of the first great narrative history produced …
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