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  • Tomb of Hecatomnus
  • Tomb of Hecatomnus

    Tomb of Hecatomnus is a marble sarcophagus which is believed to be the tomb of Hecatomnus, an early 4th century BC ruler or governor of Caria for the Persian Achaemenid king Artaxerxes II.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Mausoleum and Sacred area of Hecatomnus.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Elevation: 67 m

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    Tomb of Hecatomnus


    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2012

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    4th Century BC


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    Carian Monuments


     

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