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From whom does the English word *mausoleum* derive?
Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria from 377 to 353 BC, was buried in the monumental tomb at Halicarnassus built (mostly after his death) by his sister-wife Artemisia. The structure was so famous it gave the Greek and later Latin word *mausoleion* / *mausoleum* — the generic word for a large monumental tomb. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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The Tomb That Gave Its Name to Every Tomb King Mausolus died in 353 BC. His widow built him a tomb so spectacular that for two thousand years every grand tomb in Europe was called by his name.
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