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Artemisia, ruler of Caria, Ancient History, Middle East, Biographies

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Artemisia[Ar´´tumi´shEu] Pronunciation Key, fl. 4th cent. B.C., ruler of the ancient region of Caria. She was the sister, wife, and successor of Mausolus and erected the mausoleum at Halicarnassus in his memory. A strong ruler, she conquered Rhodes. She also patronized the arts. An earlier Artemisia ruled part of Caria under Xerxes I of Persia.

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