Kingdom of Commagene

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The Kingdom of Commagene was a small but culturally significant Hellenistic-era state in southeastern Anatolia, known for blending Greek and Persian traditions and for the monumental sanctuary at Mount Nemrut.

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instanceOf Hellenistic kingdom
ancient state
capital Samosata
claimedAncestryFrom Achaemenid dynasty
Orontid dynasty
Seleucid Empire
surface form: Seleucid dynasty
conqueredBy Roman Empire
Vespasian
continent Asia
culturalInfluence Armenian culture
Greek culture
Persian culture
endTime 72 CE
ethnicComposition Anatolian
Greek
Iranian
foundedBy Ptolemaeus of Commagene
hasLanguage Aramaic
Greek
hasReligion Greco-Persian syncretic cults
Hellenistic religion
Iranian religious traditions
hasRuler Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Antiochus II of Commagene
Antiochus III of Commagene
Antiochus IV of Commagene
Mithridates I Callinicus
Mithridates II of Commagene
hasSite Arsameia on the Euphrates
Arsameia on the Nymphaios
Karakuş Tumulus
Mount Nemrut
Severan Bridge at Cendere
knownFor colossal statues at Mount Nemrut
cultural syncretism of Greek and Persian traditions
monumental sanctuary at Mount Nemrut
royal tomb-sanctuaries
locatedIn Anatolia
Asia Minor
southeastern Anatolia
modernCountry Turkey
modernRegion Adıyaman Province
Şanlıurfa Province
partOf Hellenistic period
surface form: Hellenistic world

Roman sphere of influence
predecessor Seleucid Empire
startTime 2nd century BCE
successor Roman Empire
Roman Syria
surface form: Roman province of Syria

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Hellenistic kingdoms hasPart Kingdom of Commagene