Mausolus | Caria ruler, Halicarnassus builder | Britannica
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Mausolus was a Persian satrap (governor), though virtually an independent ruler, of Caria, in southwestern Anatolia, from 377/376 to 353 bce. He is best known from the name of his monumental tomb, the so-called Mausoleum—considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World—a word now used to designate

Mausolus (died 353/352 BCE) was a Persian satrap (governor), though virtually an independent ruler, of Caria, in southwestern Anatolia, from 377/376 to 353 BCE. He is best known from the name of his monumental tomb, the so-called Mausoleum—considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World—a word now used to designate any large and imposing burial structure.

Is there a name for this phenomenon? Like how “algorithm” is just the westernized spelling of of al-Khwarizmi or “guy” comes from Guy Fawkes.

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      Traveling is not the same anymore. I am supremely grateful I had the opportunity to see the world before it was completely digested by capitalism and the lowest common global denominator culture that rules the planet today. Shit was real back then like you wouldn’t find today unless you went truly off the grid…