The New Mithraeum
9 Jun 2009
Updated on Dec 2023
King Antiochus I of Commagene (69-34 B.C.) had a sepulchral monument erected on the terrace of Nemrud-Dagh during his life. On the east part of the terrace the king had five colossal statues of about 8 m high erected between a lion and an eagle. The gods are represented in a sitting posture on a throne and are: Apollo-Mithras […]; Tyche-Commagene; Zeus-Ahura-Mazda; Antiochus himself and finally Ares-Artagnes.
On the backs of the five thrones an inscription has been engraved (No. 32).
On the western part of the terrace, again between a lion and an eagle, there are five representations of the same deities…
On the backs of the five thrones an inscription has been engraved (No. 32).
On the western part of the terrace, again between a lion and an eagle, there are five representations of the same deities…
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