Antiochus I Theos of Commagene

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Antiochus I Theos of Commagene was a 1st-century BCE Hellenistic king best known for his monumental sanctuary and royal tomb complex at Mount Nemrut, where he promoted a syncretic Greco-Persian royal cult.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic king ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch of Commagene ⓘ
associatedWith Hierothesion at Mount Nemrut ⓘ
Mount Nemrut ⓘ
birthDate 2nd century BCE ⓘ
burialPlace tumulus at Mount Nemrut ⓘ
capital Samosata ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 1st century BCE ⓘ
claimedDescentFrom Alexander the Great ⓘ
Darius I of Persia ⓘ
Seleucid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid kings
commissioned colossal seated statues of gods and himself ⓘ
relief stelae showing dexiosis (handshake) with gods ⓘ
constructed hierothesion at Arsameia on the Nymphaios ⓘ
hierothesion at Mount Nemrut ⓘ
countryRuled Kingdom of Commagene ⓘ
culture Hellenistic ⓘ
deathDate 1st century BCE ⓘ
deified yes ⓘ
dynasty Commagenian royal house ⓘ
Orontid dynasty ⓘ
era late Hellenistic period ⓘ
ethnicBackground Armenian ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
Iranian ⓘ
father Mithridates I Callinicus ⓘ
knownFor colossal statues at Mount Nemrut ⓘ
inscriptions at Mount Nemrut ⓘ
sanctuary and tomb complex at Mount Nemrut ⓘ
syncretic Greco-Persian royal cult ⓘ
languageUsed Aramaic ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
mother Laodice VII Thea ⓘ
name Antiochos I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Antiochus I Theos ⓘ
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
politicalStrategy balancing between Rome and Parthia ⓘ
positionHeld King of Commagene ⓘ
regionRuled Upper Euphrates ⓘ
linked to: Euphrates

southeastern Anatolia ⓘ
reignEnd c. 38 BCE ⓘ
reignStart c. 70 BCE ⓘ
religion syncretic Greco-Persian religion ⓘ
religiousPolicy fusion of Greek and Persian deities ⓘ
promotion of a dynastic cult ⓘ
selfRepresentation as a god-king ⓘ
successor Mithridates II of Commagene ⓘ
title Theos ⓘ

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

Kingdom of Commagene → hasRuler → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Samosata → associatedWith → King Antiochus I of Commagene ⓘ
linked to: Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Mithridates I Callinicus → child → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Mithridates I Callinicus → successor → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Mount Nemrut → dedicatedTo → King Antiochus I of Commagene ⓘ
linked to: Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Mount Nemrut → hasStatueOf → Antiochus I of Commagene ⓘ
linked to: Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Arsameia on the Nymphaios → associatedWith → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Arsameia on the Euphrates → associatedWith → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene → name → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene → name → Antiochos I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
linked to: Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Mithridates II of Commagene → predecessor → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Mithridates II of Commagene → father → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Antiochus II of Commagene → father → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Antiochus II of Commagene → notableFamilyMember → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Antiochus III of Commagene → child → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Antiochus III of Commagene → successor → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ
Commagene → hasRuler → Antiochus I Theos of Commagene ⓘ