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Belevi Mausoleum

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Belevi Mausoleum

Selçuk, İzmir

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One of the great monumental tombs of the Hellenistic period, 14 km from Ephesus, reminiscent of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.

Its story

The mausoleum at Belevi was built by carving out the rocky core of a hill and cladding it with cut stone. The structure is thought to have been begun for one of the Macedonian generals, Antigonus or Lysimachus, and later used as the tomb of the Seleucid King Antiochus II. The sarcophagus from the burial chamber is now in the Ephesus Museum. Together with the nearby tumulus, it shows the region's importance in the Hellenistic period.

Key facts

Period
Hellenistic, 3rd century BC
Getting there
Belevi neighborhood on the İzmir–Selçuk road
Visit duration
30 minutes

Trip purpose

  • Photography
  • Quiet

Location

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38.01475, 27.47214

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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belevi_An%C4%B1t_Mezar%C4%B1 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belevi_Mausoleum