Thread: Where the term "mausoleum" is from

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02/06/11

Hi Folks,

I learned this tidbit of history last month in my Scottish Rite Journal:

History of the word Mausoleum...

Mausolus was a SATRAP (a sort of noble from Persia) of the Persian Empire and reigned from the town of Halicarnassus starting in 377 BC. Upon his death in 353 BC, his wife Artemesia began construction of a magnificent tomb for him in the center of the city. She died two years later, but the artisans completed the tome to honor the two rulers and the skills of the sculptors. Its beauty became so famous that the word mausoleum now refers to any stately tomb.

-Doc

Thank you.
All "maus"-es are not created equal. Around 1910 a shifty salesman sold a mas. to this town, then vanished later (With most of the$$) The structure was just cement blocks with very little ornamention. As years passed it fell apart, allowing bones to protrude out the side walls. It was finally destroyed, all the bodies buried.
It had been one of the most prominent structers in town, over-looking the downtown from Cemetary hill.
The crook called his company:The Lincoln Vault Co. I think?
Abe would not have been made proud.

very interesting tidbits of information. thanks