Arsameia on the Nymphaios

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Arsameia on the Nymphaios was an ancient royal residence and religious center of the Hellenistic Kingdom of Commagene, notable for its rock reliefs and monumental inscriptions.

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Label Occurrences
Arsameia on the Nymphaios canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
associatedWith Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
royal cult of Commagene ⓘ
connectedTo Arsameia on the Euphrates ⓘ
Nemrut Dağ sanctuary of Antiochus I ⓘ
linked to: Mount Nemrut
country Turkey ⓘ
culture Greco-Persian syncretic culture ⓘ
Hellenistic ⓘ
currentUse tourist attraction ⓘ
excavatedBy Friedrich Karl Dörner ⓘ
excavationStart mid-20th century ⓘ
flourishedDuring Hellenistic period ⓘ
reign of Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
foundedBy Arsames of Commagene ⓘ
function royal burial and memorial complex ⓘ
hasFeature hierothesion ⓘ
monumental inscriptions ⓘ
processional way ⓘ
reliefs of royal figures and deities ⓘ
rock reliefs ⓘ
rock-cut stairway ⓘ
subterranean passage ⓘ
hasInscription Greek inscription of Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
longest known Greek inscription in Anatolia from the Hellenistic period ⓘ
hasRelief dexiosis reliefs of king and deities ⓘ
relief of Antiochus I in handshake with a deity ⓘ
relief of Heracles ⓘ
relief of Mithras-Helios ⓘ
linked to: Mithras
heritageDesignation protected archaeological site in Turkey ⓘ
locatedIn Kingdom of Commagene ⓘ
modern Turkey ⓘ
southeastern Anatolia ⓘ
locatedNear Kahta ⓘ
Mount Nemrut ⓘ
Nymphaios River ⓘ
namedAfter Arsames ⓘ
partOf Commagene ⓘ
religiousFunction cult center for the royal ancestor cult ⓘ
sanctuary dedicated to syncretistic Greco-Persian deities ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century BCE ⓘ
2nd century BCE ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeListStatus part of the Nemrut Dağ and Commagene cultural landscape proposals ⓘ
usedAs summer residence of the kings of Commagene ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Commagene → hasSite → Arsameia on the Nymphaios ⓘ
Arsameia on the Euphrates → relatedSite → Arsameia on the Nymphaios ⓘ
Commagene → hasSite → Arsameia on the Nymphaios ⓘ