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Lion from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
One of the few free-standing sculptures from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, 4th century BCE. (British Museum, London)

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Diocletian's Mausoleum
The octagonal mausoleum of Diocletian (now Cathedral of St. Domnius) inside Diocletian's Palace, Split (Croatia). Diocletian's Palace was built between 293-303 CE in preparation for his retirement on 1 May 305 CE.

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Mausoleum of Bes
Punic Mausoleum.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu Mausoleum
Tokugawa Ieyasu Mausoleum, Nikko, Japan.

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Potocki Mausoleum Chapel in Pechera
The Mausoleum Chapel of Potocki Family in Pechera, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Built in 1904 according to the project of Władysław Horodecki, the decorations were made by Emilio Sala. The chapel was designed on the form of a Latin cross in...

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Livia Drusilla
Livia Drusilla (58 BCE - 29 CE) was the third wife of emperor Augustus of Rome, mother of emperor Tiberius, and grandmother of emperor Claudius. She was one of the great women in history who achieved prominence living in the shadow of a strong...

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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Reconstructed
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built c. 351 BCE for the Persian satrap Mausolus. The massive structure is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
This gif is a reconstruction of what the mausoleum would look like today.

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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (388-450 CE), near San Vitale’s Basilica in Ravenna. The inside shows stunning mosaics, but it never saw the body it was built for (c. 425-450), because Galla Placidia was buried in the family mausoleum in Rome...

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Amazonomachy Relief from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Slab from the Amazonomachy frieze depicting five figures, three Greeks and two Amazons, and a horse. From the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, around 350 BCE (British Museum).

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Numidian Mausoleum of Thugga
Numidian mausoleum in the ancient city of Thugga (Dougga) in North Africa, mid-2nd century CE.