Artemisia, ruler of Caria

Artemisia ärˌtəmĭˈshēə [key], fl. 4th cent. b.c., ruler of the ancient region of Caria. She was the sister, wife, and successor of Mausolus and erected the mausoleum at Halicarnassus in his memory. A strong ruler, she conquered Rhodes. She also patronized the arts. An earlier Artemisia ruled part of Caria under Xerxes I of Persia.

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