Episode 77: Artemisia and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the origin of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the woman who was behind its construction, Artemisia II of Caria.

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Images: von Honthorst, Gerard. Artemisia. Circa 1635. Oil on Canvas. Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, USA. Via Wikimedia.

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