Mausolus
Mausōlus, i, m., = Μαύσωλος,
- a king of Caria, husband of Artemisia, Cic. Tusc. 3, 31, 75; Gell. 10, 18, 1 sqq.; Mel. 1, 16, 3. —Hence,
- II Mausōlēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mausolus, Mausolean.
- A Lit.: sepulcrum, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 59; or absol.: Mausōlēum (Mēsōlum, Inscr. Orell. 4370), i, n., = Μαυσωλειον, the magnificent tomb erected for Mausolus by his wife Artemisia; it was one of the seven wonders of the world, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 30; Mel. 1, 16, 3; Gell. 10, 18, 2; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 59. —
- B Transf., in gen., a splendid sepulchre, mausoleum, Mart. 5, 64, 5; Suet. Aug. 100; 101; id. Calig. 15; id. Ner. 46: Caesarum, id. Vesp. 23; id. Vitell. 10.
Mausōlus, ī, m. (Μαύσωλος), König in Karien, Gemahl der Artemisia zu Xerxes' Zeit, Cic. Tusc. 3, 75. Mela 1, 16, 3 (1. § 85). Gell. 10, 18, 1 sqq. – Dav. Mausōlēus, a, um, mausolëisch, sepulcrum, Prop. 3, 2, 19, od. gew. subst. Mausōlēum, ēī, n. (Μαυσώλειον), das prächtige Grabmal, das dem Mausolus in Halikarnassus von seiner Gemahlin errichtet wurde, Plin. 36, 30. Mela 1, 16, 3 (1. § 85); dah. für jedes prächtige Grabmal, Mart. 5, 64, 5. Suet. Aug. 100, 4. Vulg. 2. paral. 35, 24: Nbf. Maesolium, Corp. inscr. Lat. 2, 214: M(a)esol(a)eum, ibid. 5, 3801 u. 8, 1523a: Moesoleum, ibid. 8, 688: Mesoleus, ibid. 2, 4174.
Mausōlus, ī, m. (Μαύσωλος), Mausole [roi de Carie, à qui sa femme, Artémise, fit élever un tombeau compté parmi les sept merveilles du monde] : Cic. Tusc. 3, 75 ; Gell. 10, 18, 1 ; Mela 1, 85.
Mausōlus
(Μαύσωλος). A king of Caria and eldest son of Hecatomnus. He reigned B.C. 377-353. In 362 he joined in a revolt against Artaxerxes Mnemon, and thereby added to his dominions. In 358 he aided the Rhodians and their allies against Athens, and died in the year 353, leaving no children. He was succeeded by his wife and sister Artemisia, who erected to his memory the costly monument called from him the Mausoleum. See Artemisia; mausoleum.
Mausolus
Mausolus, a man of Cindye in Caria
- Hdt. 5.118
- his tomb: Paus. 8.16.4