Mount Nimrod, Adiyaman province, Kahta Mulberry District is within the village, 54 km to the town of Kahta. located to the north. 2,150 meters in height. Can not be seen anywhere else in the world, 8-10 meters high statues, a pyramid of height of 2000 meters, is still an undiscovered tomb of the king, the world's oldest and the horoscope or horoscope system in the giant-sized, half-kilometer-long stone inscriptions, the art style of the old Greeks and Persians incorporating other pieces of Mount Nimrod, as the eighth wonder of the world are evaluated.
Kingdom of Commagene, Southeastern Anatolia, Southeastern Taurus Range and the rest of the Euphrates River, ruled in the north was established in a limited area with Kappodokia. This area is currently in Adiyaman, Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras provinces covers. Assyrian and Hittite sources of sovereignty in the kingdom of Assyria, the Late Hittite Period "Kummuh" as the name is. Remained under the rule of the Seleucids after Alexander the Great. BC Was established as an independent state in 162 by Mithriadates Callinicos. , As his ancestors Persians, Macedonians, and other communities in the region by bringing together have established a strong government, Grekçe "Community of Genes, which means" He called Commagene. The kingdom's first central Arsameia and capital Samosata (Samsat) were.
After the King came back to Mithridathes'ten Lived in the transfer of the most glorious period of Antiochus of Commagene Kingdom (BC 69-36). Mount Nemrut is 2150 m. peak, still preserves the mystery of the tumulus was built. The majority of surviving works from this period, I. Belongs to the period of Antiochus. III. After the death of Antiochus, the region occupied by the Romans under Tiberius and turned into a Roman province (BC 17). Then the king Antiochus IV. Epiphanes'e, gives back to the Roman Emperor Caligula, Commagene (AD 38). After the death of Antiochus IV, Period Vespasian (AD 72) is connected to the Kommagene by the Roman Empire and become part of the Syrian state.
I. The tumulus of Antiochos, 2,150 meters at the top of Mount Nimrod at a height of 150 m. in diameter and 50 m in height. Eastern, western and northern terraces surrounded.
To cover up the tomb at the center of the hill, 30 thousand m3 of stones used in the volume. According to the inscriptions, King I. Antiochus ordered to be buried in this sacred hill. The research, to be piled on top of a rocky hill of the tumulus, and I. The main rock-cut tomb of Antiochus assumed in a room maintained. To determine the location of the tomb, and impulse radar methods for seismic and geophysical measurements were evaluated. These investigations in rock is interpreted as empty spaces were found in many geological anomalies. Thus, these gaps are tombs or, naturally belong to a structure that has not been established yet.
On the eastern terrace, colossal statues in the 8-10 meter in height. There is an altar in front of the gods. The statues and on the west terrace, which is symmetrical relieves are quite damaged. Inscriptions on the terrace of colossal statues shape of the order stated as follows.
Antiochus, Antiochus of Commagene fertility Diana (Fortuna Tyke), floor manager, and the ruler of the gods Zeus, the Greco-Persia-Oromasdes, Apollo-Mitras, Heracles Artagnes. There are two sides of the Gods as a preservative, an eagle and a lion, and the gods of their ancestors ends with bases of Persia series.
Gods throne, facing the rear faces of tumulus, orders and laws of the country as well, King I. Antiochus's birthday and there are inscriptions Grekçe indicating that the specific details of worship.
In the western terrace colossal statues, as in the eastern terrace. However, instead of an altar, in different topographical situation of the ancestors with the inscriptions and relieves orthostatlar (standing stones) were conducted. The King, Persli stones of their ancestors, while the south of the terrace, the stone slabs of the Macedonian ancestors is located opposite the throne of the gods. In the western terrace next to the throne of the gods, the kings of Commagene reliefs depicting various gods are shaking hands. The sculpture, Antiochus, and Commagene (Fortuna), Antiochus and Apollo-Mitras, and Zeus-Oromasdes Antiochus, Antiochus and Heracles-Artagnes is located.
Another difference is that the lion relief western terrace slab. Horoscope is defined as the world's oldest known stone slab 175 cm. long and 240 cm. and ultimately, at the top, a figure of a lion walking rightwards. The lion has its neck, the body of a crescent characterized by eight rays, there are 19 stars. Back of the lion is the biggest star of sixteen rays and three. Writing on the sides of Mars, Jupiter and Mercury are indicated as. According to the different interpretations about the horoscope, birthday horoscope of King Antiochus was expressed. Prof. According to Otto Neugebaur'a, Roman general Pompeins I. Board out to the date of Antiochus, BC July 7 th was interpreted as 62 or 61. This date, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars are aligned. Prof. K. According to Dorner horoscope of the monument on Mount Nimrod. The lion horoscope for the Commagene King Antiochus to do with the very holy counted is protected as a religious inscription known.
