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title: Eastern Terrace of Mount Nemrut
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8298/eastern-terrace-of-mount-nemrut/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Eastern Terrace of Mount Nemrut

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

## Image File

[![Eastern Terrace of Mount Nemrut](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8298.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8298.jpg)

## Image Caption

Overview of the thrones and the heads of the gods on the eastern terrace of Mount Nemrut. From left to right: King Antiochus I, [Commagene](https://www.worldhistory.org/Commagene/)-Fortuna, [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/)-Oromasdes, [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/)-Mithras and [Hercules](https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/). Mount Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı) is one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus mountain range in south-eastern [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). The mountain top is crowned by a 50-metre high tumulus of crushed limestone rocks which was built in the 1st-century BCE by King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene. The place is notable for the colossal stone heads and thrones which were erected around the tumulus.

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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

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### MLA
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