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Roman Forum
ancient Rome
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historical region, Asia
Bodrum, Turkey: Castle of St. Peter
Bodrum
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Caria
Caria
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Artemisia I
queen of Halicarnassus
Herodotus, detail of a Roman herm probably copied from a Greek original of the first half of the 4th century bce; in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples.
Herodotus
Greek historian
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
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