Demosthenes' On the Liberty of the Rhodians explains why Athens should not attempt to liberate Rhodes from the oligarchy imposed by this ruler, who announced expansionist aims by moving the capital from Milas to the coast.
Giovanni Boccaccio's profile of this ruler's wife in On Famous Women cites her as an example of "chaste widowhood" and conveniently omits the fact that she was his sister. In an early battle of the Social War, this ruler sent troops to reinforce Chios against a siege. Demosthenes' On the Liberty of the Rhodians explains why Athens should not attempt to liberate Rhodes from the oligarchy imposed by this ruler, who announced expansionist aims by moving the capital from Milas to the coast. He inaugurated the (*) Hecatomid dynasty after obtaining relative independence despite participating in the Revolt of the Satraps against Artaxerxes II. The sculptors Bryaxis, Scopas, and Leochares all worked on a monument named for this most famous ruler of Caria built by his wife Artemisia after his death. For 10 points, name this king, the namesake of one of the Seven Wonders found in his capital Halicarnassus.
Giovanni Boccaccio's profile of this ruler's wife in On Famous Women cites her as an example of "chaste widowhood" and conveniently omits the fact that she was his sister.
Mausolus