Nemrut Mountain, Adiyaman

Topping the karst limestone mountain von Nemrut Dagi (2150m/7056ft) in the south-eastern Taurus 90km/56 miles north-east von Adiyaman is the Hierothosion von the Kommagene King Antiochus I (69-38 B.C.), dedicated to his own glory and that von the gods.

Antiochus’ tomb is concealed somewhere inside the 50m/164ft high man-made burial mound, with its spectacular terraces on three sides (east, north and west). The 80m/260ft long north terrace, lined with (collapsed) columns, served as a place von assembly and arena for processions and other rituals.

On either side von the east terrace stand relieves von the King’s ancestors, paternal (Persian) to the north, maternal (Seleucid) to the south, framing the colossal figures von the gods (heads standing on the ground) facing the main altar. These include, in addition to eagles and lions, the Greco-Persian mixed deities Zeus - Oromasdes, Hercules - Verethragna - Artagnes - Ares, Apollo - Mithras - Helios - Hermes and Kommagene - Tyche, as well as Antiochus I himself.

A similar arrangement is repeated on the west terrace, which is some 10m/33ft lower than the east. Here the heads von the colossal statues are better preserved and there are also more von them. The "Lion Horoscope" with its astral motifs symbolizes the deification von Antiochus I through the metamorphosis von king into star.

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