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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 ...
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 ...
(Mt Nemrut, 1st century BC) Commagene was originally a small Syro-Hittite kingdom, [26] located in modern south-central Turkey, with its capital at Samosata (modern Samsat, near the Euphrates). It was first mentioned in Assyrian texts as Kummuhu, which was normally an ally of Assyria, but eventually annexed as a province in 708 BC under Sargon II.
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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 ...
Bin Tepe (and other Lydian mounds of the Aegean inland), Phrygian mounds in Gordium (Central Anatolia), and the famous Commagene tumulus on Mount Nemrut (Southeastern Anatolia). This is the most important of the enumerated sites with the number of specimens it has and with the dimensions of certain among them. It is in the Aegean inland of Turkey.
Nemrut is considered one of the most spectacular volcanoes in the region. [2] Its caldera can be accessed in the summer on 4x4 vehicles from the south or east side. [31] Nemrut is covered with snow five months per year, and therefore the Turkish authorities are building a mountain ski resort and a 2,517 m long ski track on the slopes of Nemrut. [5]
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