Antiochus I of Commagene
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Antiochus I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellen was king of the Greco-Iranian kingdom of Commagene and the most famous king of that kingdom.
Antiochus I or his father (left) shaking hands with Herakles-Artagnes-Ares (at Arsameia)
Statues of gods and the pyramid-like tomb-sanctuary of King Antiochus Theos of Commagene rising behind, atop Mount Nemrut
Head of Antiochus atop Mount Nemrut
Commagene
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Commagene was an ancient Greco-Iranian kingdom ruled by a Hellenized branch of the Orontids, a dynasty of Iranian origin, that had ruled over the Satrapy of Armenia. The kingdom was located in and aro
Antiochus I of Commagene
…meaning "Antiochos, the just, eminent god, friend of Romans and friend of Greeks", c. 86–31 BC, ruled 70–31 BC) was king of the Greco-Iranian kingdom of Commagene and the most famous king of that kingdom. The ruins of the tomb-sanctuary of Antiochus atop Mount Nemrut in Turkey were added to the UNESCO World…
Monumental head of the goddess Commagene (Tyche-Bakht) from Mount Nemrut
Mithras-Helios, in Phrygian cap with solar rays, with Antiochus I of Commagene. (Mt Nemrut, 1st century BC)
Eagle-topped column from the royal burial mound at Karakuş