Nemrud Dağı(also known as Nemrut Dağ, Mount Nemrud, and/or Mount Nemrut) is a 2,150 meter high mountain near the Ankar mountains in Anatolia, southeastern Turkey. At the top of Nemrud Dağı, King Antiochus Theos of Commagene built his tomb-sanctuary along with huge statues (8-9 meters high) of himself and various Greek and Persian gods in 62 BC. This tomb contains stone carvings of gods, such as the head of an eagle. The arrangement of such statues is known by the term hierothesion. Download high resolution version (1680x2240, 1652 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1680x2240, 1652 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Asia Minor lies east of the Bosporus, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. ... Antiochus I Theos was king of the small Middle East kingdom of Kommagene (69 - 40 BC). ... Kommagene (Latin Commagene) was a small kingdom, located in modern south-central Turkey, with its capital at Samosata (modern Samsat). ... The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC - 60s BC - 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC Years: 67 BC 66 BC 65 BC 64 BC 63 BC 62 BC 61 BC 60 BC 59... Genera Several, see below. ...
This tomb was excavated in 1881 by Karl Sester, a Germanengineer. Subsequent excavation have failed to reveal the tomb of Antiochus. 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Look up engineer on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
In 1987, Nemrut Dağı was made a World heritage site by UNESCO. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World Heritage Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ...
NemrudDagi is truly a remarkable testimony to the skills of King Antiochus and his historians and artisans.
After many decades of research, full publication of NemrudDagi has emerged, coordinated by archaeologist Donald H. Sanders, with the assistance of many from Goell's original team of investigators.
NemrudDagi: The Hierothesion of Antiochus I of Commagene: results of the American excavations directed by Theresa B. Goell.
Kommagene is famous for its sanctuary located in Nemrud Mountain (NemrudDagi[?]), an enormous complex on a mountain-top founded by Antiochus Theos featuring giant statues of the king (whose epithet means God), surrounded by gods.
The location of Antiochus' tomb is one of the mysteries of archeology and recent research has revealed that on the peak of Nemrud Mountain close to the mausoleum there are some cavities that could hold the tomb of the king.
Nemrud is a testament to hellenistic syncretism at its peak, each god being a synthesis of classical Greek and Persian gods (f.i.
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