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Some of the statues near the peak of Mount Nemrut. The mountain lies 40 km (25 mi) north of Kahta, near Adıyaman.In 62 BC, King Antiochus I of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues 8–9-metre high (26–30 ft) of himself, two lions, two eagles, and various composite Greek and Iranian gods, such as Heracles-Artagnes-Ares, Zeus-Oromasdes, and Apollo ...
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Statues of gods and the pyramid-like tomb-sanctuary of King Antiochus Theos of Commagene rising behind, atop Mount Nemrut Head of Antiochus atop Mount Nemrut. Antiochus is famous for building the impressive religious sanctuary of Mount Nemrut. When Antiochus reigned as king he was creating a royal cult for himself and preparing to be worshipped ...
The following is a list and assessment of sites and places associated with King Arthur and the Arthurian legend in general. Given the lack of concrete historical knowledge about one of the most potent figures in British mythology, it is unlikely that any definitive conclusions about the claims for these places will ever be established; nevertheless it is both interesting and important to try ...
Mount Nemrut National Park: Afyon: 1 Commander-in-Chief National Historic Park: Ağrı: 1 Mount Ararat National Park: Aydın: 1 Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park: Bartın: 1 Küre Mountains National Park: Bayburt: 1 Mount Kop Defensive National Historic Park: Bolu: 2 Yedigöller National Park, Lake Abant National Park: Bursa ...
Archaeologists believe they may have discovered the final location of Noah’s Ark on Turkey’s Mount Ararat. Soil samples from atop the highest peaks in Turkey reveal human activity and marine ...
Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı, Armenian: Սարակն Sarakn, "Mountain spring", Armenian pronunciation: [sɑˈɾɑkən], Kurdish: Çiyayê Nemrudê) is a dormant volcano in Tatvan district, Bitlis province, Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van. The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC.
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