Editing Halicarnassus (section)

=== Hekatomnid dynasty===
[[Hecatomnus]] became king of Caria, at that time part of the Persian Empire, ruling from 404&nbsp;BC to 358&nbsp;BC and establishing the Hekatomnid dynasty. He left three sons, Mausolus, [[Idrieus]] and [[Pixodarus of Caria|Pixodarus]]—all of whom—in their turn, succeeded him in the sovereignty; and two daughters, [[Artemisia II of Caria|Artemisia]] and [[Ada of Caria|Ada]], who were married to their brothers Mausolus and Idrieus.

[[File:Mausoleum at Halicarnassus at the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology.jpg|thumb|left|Model of the [[Mausoleum at Halicarnassus]], at the [[Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology]].]]
[[File:Persian sphinx at Halicarnassus.jpg|thumb|upright|Persian [[sphinx]] from Halicarnassus, 355 BC.]]
Mausolus moved his capital from [[Mylasa]] to Halicarnassus. His workmen deepened the city's harbor and used the dragged sand to make protecting [[Breakwater (structure)|breakwaters]] in front of the channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://premiumtravel.net/turkey-cities/bodrum/|title=Bodrum - Premium Travel|last=premiumtravel|website=premiumtravel.net|access-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804215330/https://premiumtravel.net/turkey-cities/bodrum/|archive-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> 

On land they paved streets and [[Town square|squares]], and built houses for ordinary citizens. And on one side of the harbor they built a massive fortified palace for Mausolus, positioned to have clear views out to sea and inland to the hills—places from where enemies could attack. On land, the workmen also built walls and [[watchtower]]s, a [[Architecture of ancient Greece|Greek]]&ndash;style theatre and a [[Greek temple|temple]] to [[Ares]]—the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] [[God (male deity)|god]] of war. Artemisia and Mausolus spent huge amounts of tax money to embellish the city. Mausolus and Artemisia had ruled over Halicarnassus and the region surrounding it for 24 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hffestival.com/|title=Halicarnassus Film Festival|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> They commissioned statues, temples and buildings of gleaming [[marble]]. When he died in 353&nbsp;BC, his wife, sister and successor, [[Artemisia II of Caria]], began construction of a magnificent tomb for him and herself on a hill overlooking the city. She died in 351 BC (of grief, according to Cicero, ''Tusculan Disputations'' 3.31). According to [[Pliny the Elder]] the craftsmen continued to work on the tomb after the death of their patron, "considering that it was at once a memorial of his own fame and of the sculptor's art," finishing it in 350&nbsp;BC. This tomb of Mausolus came to be known as the [[Mausoleum of Halicarnassus|Mausoleum]], one of the [[seven wonders of the ancient world]].

Artemisia was succeeded by her brother Idrieus, who, in turn, was succeeded by his wife and sister Ada when he died in 344&nbsp;BC. However, Ada was usurped by her brother Pixodarus in 340&nbsp;BC. On the death of Pixodarus in 335&nbsp;BC his son-in-law, a Persian named [[Orontobates]], received the satrapy of Caria from [[Darius III of Persia]].