Nemrut Mountain by Batuhan https://padlet.com/batuhanaksoy78/974hjf852n1muhym en-us 2023-09-17 09:53:00 UTC 2023-09-20 13:28:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Mountain in southeastern Turkey, notable for the summit where a number of large statues are erected around what is assumed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC. It is one of the highest peaks in the east of the Taurus Mountains.It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. batuhanaksoy78 https://padlet.com/batuhanaksoy78/974hjf852n1muhym/wish/2707267772 2023-09-17 09:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/batuhanaksoy78/974hjf852n1muhym/wish/2707267772 Location and description batuhanaksoy78 https://padlet.com/batuhanaksoy78/974hjf852n1muhym/wish/2707270069 The mountain lies 40 km (25 mi) north of Kahta, near Adıyaman. In 62 BC, King Antiochus I of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues 8–9-metre high (26–30 ft) of himself, two lions, two eagles, and various composite Greek and Iranian gods, such as Heracles-Artagnes-Ares, Zeus-Oromasdes, and Apollo-Mithras-Helios-Hermes.When constructing this pantheon, Antiochus drew heavily from Parthian and Armenian traditions in order to reinvigorate the religion of his ancestral dynasty.The statues were once seated, with names of each god inscribed on them. At some point the heads of the statues were removed from their bodies, and they are now scattered throughout the site ]]> 2023-09-17 10:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/batuhanaksoy78/974hjf852n1muhym/wish/2707270069 Video batuhanaksoy78 https://padlet.com/batuhanaksoy78/974hjf852n1muhym/wish/2707271338 2023-09-17 10:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/batuhanaksoy78/974hjf852n1muhym/wish/2707271338