"Halicarnassian Studies" is a series concerned with Halikarnassos and Karia in all aspects: art and archaeology, philology, epigraphy and history. The purpose of the series is to publish results of recent investigations and field work as well as studies of a more theoretical nature. This volume consists of five articles on various themes related to very different aspects of ancient Halikarnassos and the Halikarnassos peninsula: Excavations in the Torba Monastery. A report of the excavation of an Early Byzantine complex of buildings at the site of Torba; Bozdag -- an ancient town and marble quarry near Myndos on the Halikarnassos Peninsula. The first description of a previously unknown marble quarry; Tombs of the Halikarnassos Peninsula -- The Late Bronze and the Early Iron Age. A comprehensive study, which brings together the rich material of tomb architecture, pottery and other finds from a period of particular importance in the Halikarnassos area; Hellenistic Totenmahl Reliefs from the Halikarnassos Peninsula. Five reliefs of this famous type of grave stelai are known from the Halikarnassos Peninsula. Are they evidence for a local workshop or imports from places more well-known for this kind of monuments?; The Stadium of Ancient Halikarnassos. Twenty years ago the ancient Stadium of Halikarnassos was partly excavated during a brief investigation.

In 1995 the Turkish authorities made an important discovery on the Salmakis Promontory west of the entrance to the harbour of Bodrum -- ancient Halikarnassos. Remains of walls and mosaic floors dating to Hellenistic and Roman times were found, and on one of the walls there was a well-preserved Greek inscription, now known as The Salmakis Inscription. The inscription was found to be a previously unknown Hellenistic poem in which Aphrodite reveals what Halikarnassos has to be proud of. Her poetic account includes famous authors born in Halikarnassos. The text leaves no doubt that the location of the inscription was the famous Salmakis Fountain inseparably connected to the name of Hermaphroditos. The unparalleled inscription aroused great interest and discussion when published. An international symposium was held at the Castle of St Peter in Bodrum, where specialists representing numismatics, ancient history, literature, philology, religion, epigraphy and archaeology offered their views on the inscription and its implications for our understanding of the Hellenistic world. This book contains the contributions to that symposium. Apart from studies directly concerning the Salmakis inscription there are other articles on Hellenistic Halikarnassos, partly based on already well known evidence partly on new material.