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Mount Nemrut

Location

History Last of the Greek Kingdoms in Central Turkey Alexander the Great’s Generals’ Descendants Conquered by the Romans in the 60s BC Ended the Kingdom

Mount Nemrut Royal Burial Sanctuary of the Antichocus I Designed to make him and his family look like Gods A Huge Mound of Stones with two shrines on the East and West side Shrines had 8 statues of Gods, Fearsome animals, and the King Gods are a combination of Greek and Persian Gods The people of the kingdom were both Greek and Persian, so the king combined the gods 45 ft. tall Destroyed after the king’s death b/c non one believed he was a god

Who is in Relief? What is the Political Message being Delivered here?