Colossal Heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut

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Carole Raddato
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Overview of the colossal heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut, a tomb-sanctuary built by King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene in the 1st century BCE on one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus mountain range in what is now south-eastern Turkey.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2020, August 18). Colossal Heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12582/colossal-heads-on-the-west-terrace-of-mount-nemrut/

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Raddato, Carole. "Colossal Heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Aug 2020. Web. 03 Dec 2024.

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