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title: Stepped Altar on Mount Nemrut
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12600/stepped-altar-on-mount-nemrut/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Stepped Altar on Mount Nemrut

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

## Image File

[![Stepped Altar on Mount Nemrut](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12600.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12600.jpg)

## Image Caption

The square and stepped altar platform located at the eastern side of the East Terrace of Mount Nemrut in 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 19). Stepped Altar on Mount Nemrut. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12600/stepped-altar-on-mount-nemrut/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Stepped Altar on Mount Nemrut." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 19, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12600/stepped-altar-on-mount-nemrut/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Stepped Altar on Mount Nemrut." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Aug 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12600/stepped-altar-on-mount-nemrut/>.

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