Present day Milas stands on the site of Mylasa. Most of the ancient city has been built over, but some remains are well worth seeing. Mylasa was a Carian city joined with the neighboring religious center, Labranda. Mausolus was born here and made it his capital when he became King. Later he moved his capital to Halicarnassus, the site of his wondrous Mausoleum. The Romans built a scaled-down replica of the Mausoleum at Mylasa in the 1st Century AD. This 'Roman Tomb', located on the western edge of town and in an excellent state of preservation, has given historians a clearer idea of what the original Mausoleum must have looked like. Other notable remnants from antiquity include the Temple of Zeus with a wall of fine ashlar masonry and one single, elegant column, and one single, elegant column, and the Roman gateway, the only remaining part of once-extensive city walls.