Belevi Mausoleum

38.01472222222227.472222222222Koordinaten: 38 ° 0 ' 53 "N, 27 ° 28' 20" E

The Mausoleum of Belevi is a monumental ancient tomb east of the city Belevi near the ancient Ephesus in western Turkey. Dating ( 4th or 3rd century BC ) and initial grave owners are controversial in the research. Have been proposed, among others, Lysimachus, a companion of Alexander the Great, the Seleucid ruler Antiochus II (* 286 BC; † 246 BC), the Persian satrap Autophradates, Mentor of Rhodes, brother of the commander Memnon, or a Heroon for the shepherds Pixodaros Euangelos.

The still visible remains of the mausoleum made ​​of a stone base with a circumference of about 30 × 30 meters and with an opening on the south side, in a sarcophagus said to have been found. Column parts near the monument suggest that on this 10 meters high pedestal a colonnaded has passed. A griffin and a lion's head, who were among the ornaments of the mausoleum are on display in the Ephesus Museum, Selçuk.