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Halicarnassus

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1. Halicarnassus - Noun

2. Halicarnassus - Proper noun

Meaning

an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Source: WordNet

Examples

Both Cicero and Dionysius of Halicarnassus stated that Roman law forbade celibacy. Source: Internet

Dionysius of Halicarnassus, 1.75 Even the official Fasti Capitolini offers its own date, 752 BC. Source: Internet

Dionysius of Halicarnassus described the Circus and its seating c.30 BC–AD 8. Augustus also rebuilt Ceres' temple, above the starting gates; it was probably damaged in the fire of 31 BC. Source: Internet

Inscriptions recently discovered at Halicarnassus indicate that her grandson Lygdamis negotiated with a local assembly to settle disputes over seized property, which is consistent with a tyrant under pressure. Source: Internet

Herodotus, who has been called the 'Father of History', Cicero, On the Laws I, 5 was born in 484 BC in Halicarnassus, Asia Minor (then under Persian overlordship). Source: Internet

Herodotus, who has been called the "Father of History", Cicero, On the Laws I, 5 was born in 484 BC in Halicarnassus, Asia Minor (then under Persian overlordship). Source: Internet

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