According to the famous traveler-historian-philosopher Herodotus*, ancient Halicarnassus was founded in an area called Caria by Dorians who mixed with the native populations called Lelegians and Carians. With Cnidus, Cos on the island of the same name, Camirus, Lalysus and Lindus on Rhodes Island, Halicarnassus belonged to the Dorian confederacy. In the middle of the 6C BC, Halicarnassus came under Persian domination but was ruled through native tyrants (the first one was Lygdamos) centered in Mylasa. His daughter, Queen Artemisia I, backed Xerxes during his expedition against Greece but they were defeated in the Salamis Naval Battle (480 BC) and as a result, Halicarnassus came under the domination of the Athenians. In 386 BC, following a peace agreement, Caria came again under Persian control and was put under the administration of an old Carian dynasty, who lived in Mylasa. Hecatomanus, who ruled with the Persian title of satrap, had three sons, Mausolus, Idrieus and Pixodarus, and two daughters, Artemisia II and Ada. After his father’s death in 377 BC, satrap Mausolus transfered the capital of Caria to Halicarnassus. When Mausolus became so powerful that he regained his title of king and achieved a virtual independence, the city enjoyed its greatest prosperity. In 353 BC, upon his death, his sister and wife queen Artemisia II who was famous for her naval victory over the Rhodians, erected a monument to her husband’s memory, the Mausoleum, which was one of the Seven 
Wonders of the World. Upon the death of Idrieus, his sister and wife Ada ruled until Pixodarus, a faithful ally of the Persians, sent her to exile in Alinda. In 334 BC when Alexander the Great seized the city helped by Ada, the latter was restored on the throne. Halicarnassus was successively incorporated to the Roman, Byzantine and Seljuk Empires, to the Turk Menteşe emirate and to the Ottoman Empire under Beyazıt I. In 1404 Halicarnassus, now called Bodrum by the Turks, was seized by the Knights of Rhodes who built the St Peter Castle. In 1523 Süleyman the Magnificent expelled the Knights from Bodrum and later from Rhodos.
* Herodotus (about 490/485 – 425/420 BC), after taking part in an uprising against the ruling tyrant Lygdamis, was forced to leave his native city Halicarnassus (about 457 BC), for the island of Samos. From there, he undertook journeys to Egypt, Lybia, Phoenicia, Babylon, Asia Minor, Scythia and Colchis (Black Sea Region) , Sparta, Athens, the Athenian colony of Thourioi (Thurii in southern Italy) where he probably spent the rest of his life. Herodotus, known as the Father of History, wrote the “Histories”, published between 430 and 424 BC and divided later into nine books named after the Muses. The book, which describes the expansion of the Persian Achaemenid Empire and the Persian Wars ending with the Greek victories, includes valuable ethnographical and ethnological information.
Ich möchte nur in den Ferienort der Türkei.
Sì sono d’accordo, ci sono tanti posti bellissimi.
You can economically vacation in Turkey.
В Турции много красивых пейзажей.
Я просто хочу на курорт Турции.
Voyages très mignons.
I did not know that BODRUM is so beautiful.
Ich liebe es, historische Orte zu besuchen.
Yes I agree, there are many beautiful places.
Я не знал, что Турция такая красивая.
Je suis venu avec ma famille, nous avons beaucoup aimé, nous reviendrons.
Zum ersten Mal planten wir eine Reise in die Türkei.
C’est un pays préférable pour des vacances en toute sécurité.
Hello, BODRUM nice sharing.
Um die Reisen zu planen, müssen wir schnell loslegen.
There are some really cool places.
Il y a un très beau complexe hôtelier propre en Turquie.
There are very nice and clean resort in Turkey.
There are many beautiful resorts in Turkey.
Sie können wirtschaftlich in der Türkei Urlaub machen.
Per pianificare i viaggi, dobbiamo iniziare rapidamente.
sicher und billiger in der Türkei Urlaub zu machen.
There are very nice and clean resort in Turkey.
BODRUM , Yes I agree, there are many beautiful places.
I think there are many beautiful places in Turkey.
Viaggi molto carini.
Nous sommes allés à Nevsehir, en Turquie, et nous avons beaucoup aimé.
Je me demande pourquoi je suis venu en Turquie jusqu’à présent. Je viendrai à la première occasion.
Отдых в Турции безопасен и дешевле.
Verrò alla prima occasione.
Il y a un très beau complexe hôtelier propre en Turquie.
Alla Turchia piace molto il sogno di aprire una porta.
Je viendrai à la première occasion.
Very cute trips.
Nous viendrons certainement cette année avec nos amis.
Je viendrai à la première occasion.
Il existe de nombreuses belles stations balnéaires en Turquie.
Есть действительно классные места.
I will come at the first opportunity.
Ciao, bella condivisione.
Per pianificare i viaggi, dobbiamo iniziare rapidamente.
I luoghi che abbiamo visto nel nostro viaggio precedente dovrebbero davvero essere visitati, hai rinfrescato i nostri ricordi.
Very cute trips.
C’est un pays préférable pour des vacances en toute sécurité.
I came to Van and liked it very much.
Ich habe viele Orte besucht und es hat mir sehr gut gefallen.
Ich möchte wirklich in die Türkei gehen.
I luoghi che abbiamo visto nel nostro viaggio precedente dovrebbero davvero essere visitati, hai rinfrescato i nostri ricordi.
Torneremo sicuramente quest’anno con i nostri amici.
Ho visitato molti posti e mi è piaciuto molto.
Я спрашиваю, почему я приехал в Турцию до сих пор. Приду при первой же возможности.
La prima volta abbiamo programmato un viaggio in Turchia.
Es gibt sehr schöne und saubere Hotels in der Türkei.
Thank you for giving so much information about Turkey, I share.
Wir waren in Nevsehir, Türkei, und es hat uns sehr gut gefallen.
Ci sono alcuni posti davvero interessanti.
Я побывал во многих местах, и мне очень понравилось.
Puoi economicamente vacanza in Turchia.
It is a preferable country for a safe holiday.
Voglio davvero andare in Turchia.
Я просто хочу на курорт Турции.
Думаю, в этой стране есть много мест, которые стоит посетить.
I did not know that Turkey is so beautiful.
BODRUM , Yes I agree, there are many beautiful places.
J’ai visité de nombreux endroits et j’ai beaucoup aimé.
I will come at the first opportunity.
È un paese preferibile per una vacanza sicura.
Thank you for giving so much information about Turkey, I share.
Mi chiedo perché sono venuto in Turchia fino ad ora. Verrò alla prima occasione.
There are some really cool places.
Nous l’avons tellement aimé que nous reviendrons.
Penso che ci siano molti bei posti in Turchia.
Есть действительно классные места.
Турции очень нравятся мечты об открытии двери.
Il y a un très beau complexe hôtelier propre en Turquie.