MOUNT NEMRUD
Mt Nemrud, is a natural mountain (2150m) near the city of Adiyaman in central Anatolia, with a 50 metre artificial peak built on top. It was constructed as a tomb for King Antiochus I during the period 80-72 B.C. Not just an artificial mound, this site features huge (10 metre high) statues.
coordinates: 38°02'N 38°42'E
The mausoleum of Antiochus I (69–34 B.C.), who reigned over Commagene, a kingdom founded north of Syria and the Euphrates after the breakup of Alexander's empire, is one of the most ambitious constructions of the Hellenistic period. The syncretism of its pantheon, and the lineage of its kings, which can be traced back through two sets of legends, Greek and Persian, is evidence of the dual origin of this kingdom's culture.
