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The History of Bodrum
Bodrum has been the cradle of
several civilizations. Down through the ages it has suffered
from the countless invasions of those coming from the Aegean
islands and has been important to all those powers wishing
to dominate the Aegean. Halicarnassos(Bodrum) was an
important city in the Caria civilization which was located
between its much more powerful neighbours Lykia and Ionia.
The region boasts such greats as the historian Heredotus,
history's first woman admiral Artemisia I, and the
just-as-skilled Artemisia II as well as artists like Leach
Ares and Shepas.

Bodrum experienced the dominance of various civilizations
throughout the history such as Persians, Mecedonians, Roman
Empire and Byzantines. Byzantines lost their power in
Anatolian region after they were defeated by the Seljuk
Ruler Alpaslan at Malazgirt in 1071. Rhodian knights had
constructed the present Bodrum castle and established
theirrule over the region. Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent
on his military expedition to Rhodes conquered Bodrum
together with Rhodes and added them to the territory of
Ottoman Empire.
Bodrum Castle (Saint Petrum)
Built by the Knights of Rhodes in the 15th century and
dedicated to St. Peter, the construction of the castle was
completed in 99 years. It was built on Zephyrion island, the
original site of the city of Halicarnassos. Stones and
relief's from the Mausoleum of King Mausolos were used in
its construction. There are 5 towers in this castle; French,
English, Italian, German and Snake towers. The castle covers
approximately 30,000 square meters.
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