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title: Head of Hercules-Artagnes-Ares on Mount Nemrut
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12584/head-of-hercules-artagnes-ares-on-mount-nemrut/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Head of Hercules-Artagnes-Ares on Mount Nemrut

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Head of Hercules-Artagnes-Ares on Mount Nemrut](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12584.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12584.jpg)

## Image Caption

Head of [Hercules](https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/)-Artagnes-[Ares](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ares/) on the western terrace of Mount Nemrut, a [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/)-sanctuary built by King Antiochus I Theos of [Commagene](https://www.worldhistory.org/Commagene/) in the 1st century BCE on one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus mountain range in what is now southeastern [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/).

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2020, August 18). Head of Hercules-Artagnes-Ares on Mount Nemrut. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12584/head-of-hercules-artagnes-ares-on-mount-nemrut/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Head of Hercules-Artagnes-Ares on Mount Nemrut." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 18, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12584/head-of-hercules-artagnes-ares-on-mount-nemrut/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Head of Hercules-Artagnes-Ares on Mount Nemrut." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12584/head-of-hercules-artagnes-ares-on-mount-nemrut/>.

## License & Copyright

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