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62 BC: Mount Nemrut, List of State Leaders in 62 BC, Battle of Pistoria


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Chapters: Mount Nemrut, List of State Leaders in 62 Bc, Battle of Pistoria. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Nemrut or Nemrud (Armenian: ) (Turkish: ) is a 2,134 m (7,001 ft) high mountain in southeastern Turkey, notable for the summit where a number of large statues is erected around what is assumed to be a royal tomb from the first century BCE. Some of the statues near the peak of Mount Nemrut View of Mount Nemrut from the north-eastThe mountain lies 40 km (25 mi) north of Kahta, near Adyaman. In 62 BC, King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues (89 m/2630 ft high) of himself, two lions, two eagles and various Greek, and Armenian gods, such as Hercules-Vahagn, Zeus-Aramazd or Oromasdes (associated with the Iranic god Ahura Mazda), Tyche, and Apollo-Mithras. These statues were once seated, with names of each god inscribed on them. The heads of the statues have at some stage been removed from their bodies, and they are now scattered throughout the site. The pattern of damage to the heads (notably to noses) suggests that they were deliberately damaged because of belief in iconoclasm. The statues have not been restored to their original positions. The site also preserves stone slabs with bas-relief figures that are thought to have formed a large frieze. These slabs display the ancestors of Antiochus, who included both Macedonians and Persians. The same statues and ancestors found throughout the site can also be found on the tumulus at the site, which is 49 m (161 ft) tall and 152 m (499 ft) in diameter. The statues appear to have Greek-style facial features, but Persian clothing and hairstyling. The western terrace contains a large slab with an lion, showing the arrangement of stars and t...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=288145


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156375037
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 20
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Weight: 54 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156375037
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Mount Nemrut, List of State Leaders in 62 BC, Battle of Pistoria
  • Width: 189 mm


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