Mausoleum at Halicarnassus top was a quadriga: four massive horses pulling a chariot in which rode images of Mausolus and Artemisia. Modern historians have pointed out that two years would not be enough time to decorate and build such an extravagant building. Therefore, it is believed that construction was begun by Mausolus before his death or continued by the next leaders. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus resembled a temple and the only way to tell the difference was its slightly higher outer walls. The Mausoleum was in the Greek-dominated area of Halicarnassus, which in 353 was controlled by the Achaemenid Empire. According to the
Libyco-Punic Mausoleum of Dougga of the false doors of the podium, was not unique. Another inscription, irremedially damaged would have enumerated the titulare of the tomb's occupant. According to recent studies, the names mentioned on the surviving inscription are merely the monument's builders: the architect and the various head artisans. The monument would have been built by the citizens of the city for a Numidian prince. It is thought to have possibly been a tomb or cenotaph intended for Massinissa. Libyco-Punic Mausoleum of Dougga The Libyco-Punic Mausoleum of Dougga ("Mausoleum of Atban") is an ancient mausoleum located in Dougga, Tunisia. It is one of