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Exploring Mount Nemrut - A Meeting Point Between East & West
Set within the Anti-Taurus mountain range in southeastern Turkey, beyond the borders of Adiyaman, is the archaeological wonder of Mount Nemrut. Forgotten for centuries, the spellbinding peak of Nemrut Dagi (its Turkish name) has since managed...
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Commagene
The Kingdom of Commagene (163 BCE - 72 CE) was a Hellenistic political entity, heavily influenced by Armenian and ancient Persian culture and traditions, established in southwestern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) by Ptolemaeus of Commagene...
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Eastern Terrace of Mount Nemrut
Overview of the thrones and the heads of the gods on the eastern terrace of Mount Nemrut. From left to right: King Antiochus I, Commagene-Fortuna, Zeus-Oromasdes, Apollo-Mithras and Hercules. Mount Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı) is one of...
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Stepped Altar on Mount Nemrut
The square and stepped altar platform located at the eastern side of the East Terrace of Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey.
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Hellenistic Astrology
Hellenistic astrology encompassed various forms of divination in Greece and the Mediterranean, all linked to the observation of astronomical phenomena. Hellenistic astrology was based on the belief that the stars and planets could either...
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Mount Nemrut and King Antiochus
Mount Nemrut and King Antiochus, Commagene Kingdom, The most detailed documentary!
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Head of Hercules-Artagnes-Ares on Mount Nemrut
Head of Hercules-Artagnes-Ares on the western terrace of Mount Nemrut, a tomb-sanctuary built by King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene in the 1st century BCE on one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus mountain range in what is now southeastern...
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Relief of the Lion Horoscope from Mount Nemrut
Relief of the famous Lion Horoscope from the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut. It depicts a lion with stars on his body and a crescent moon on his chest. It has been argued that the scene might represent a kind of horoscope, one of the oldest...
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King Antiochus I on Mount Nemrut
Head of King Antiochus I of Commagene (r. 70 - c. 38 BCE) on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey.
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Colossal Heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut
Overview of the colossal heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut, a tomb-sanctuary built by King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene in the 1st century BCE on one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus mountain range in what is now south-eastern...