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1145 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) alphabetic letter C
   ) of Aphrodisias, a town of Caria, is the name by which one of the Greek erotic prose writers calls himself; but the name is probably feigned (from (20.60)

2. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD) alphabetic letter H
   HIPPUS a town in Caria, mentioned only by Pomponius Mela (i. 17), who places it near the mouth of the Maeander, whence some have inferred that the name is a mere mistake for Myus; it must, however, be observed that Pliny (v. 29) speaks of a people in Caria called Hippini or Halydenses, though he places them in a different part of the country. (19.41)

3. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD) alphabetic letter D
   ), a place in Caria, about which Stephanus (s. v.) quotes the second book of Alexander on Caria, in which passage Dyndasa is mentioned with Calynda. (18.43)

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1 from Renaissance Materials

1. Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation
   His second reason because the Turkes (in his time) that dwelt in Asia the lesse, to wit, in Lydia , Caria , Phrygia and Cappadocia , spake the very same language that these Tartars did, that dwelt betwixt the river Tanais or Don, and the countrey of Sarmatia , which (as is well knowen) are these Tartars called Crims. (3.10)

4 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. Walter Thornbury, A Narrative of its History, its People and its Places. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings from the Most Authentic Sources.: Old and New London: Volume 4 chapter 41, page 544
   The architect chose for his model the description given by Pliny of the tomb of Mausolus, in Caria; but if the original possessed all the faults of the copy, we can scarcely understand its having been considered one of the seven wonders of the world, unless viewed in the light of a monstrosity. (2.52)

2. Walter Thornbury, A Narrative of its History, its People and its Places. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings from the Most Authentic Sources.: Old and New London: Volume 4 chapter 40, page 532
   A doorway at the southern end of the Elgin Room leads into the Mausoleum Room, where are arranged the fragments of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, erected by Artemisia, about B.C. 352, over the remains of her husband, Mausolus, Prince of Caria, and discovered by Mr. Newton, in 1857. (2.15)

3. Augustus J. C. Hare, Volume 2: Walks in London chapter 4, page 183
   It has a very handsome portico, but a most ridiculous steeple, planned from the description in Pliny of the tomb of King Mausolus in Caria, and surmounted by a statue of George I., whence the epigram- (2.10)

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1 from American Memory: Chesapeake Bay

1. Stephen Collins, The autobiography of Stephen Collins, M.D page 231
   The Queen of Caria, in memory of her husband, raised the Mausoleum, which was long classed among the wonders of the world, but of which no remains now exist. (2.27)

6 from Beazley Archive

1. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 16912
   TURKEY, CARIA, DIDYMA (10.22)

2. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 28605
   TURKEY, CARIA, KAUNOS (8.75)

3. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 9109
   TURKEY, CARIA, IASOS (6.58)

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