Ada of Caria
Ada of Caria (Ancient Greek: Ἄδα) (fl. 377 – 326 BC) was a member of the House of Hecatomnus (the Hecatomnids) and ruler of Caria during the mid-4th century BC, first as Persian Satrap and later as Queen under the auspices of Alexander III (the Great) of Macedon.
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Portrait of a young woman from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, sometimes identified as Ada. British Museum. | |
| Satrap of Caria (first reign) | |
| Reign | 344–340 BC |
| Predecessor | Idrieus |
| Successor | Pixodarus |
| Queen of Caria (second reign) | |
| Reign | 334-326 BC |
| Predecessor | Orontobates |
| Successor | Alexander III (the Great) of Macedon |
| Born | 4th century BC Mobolla, Persian Empire (modern-day Muğla, Turkey) |
| Died | 326 BC Halicarnassus, Caria (modern-day Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey) |
| Consort | Idrieus |
| House | Hecatomnids |
| Father | Hecatomnus |
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