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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Nemrut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| burialPlace | tumulus at Mount Nemrut ⓘ |
| capital | Samosata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| claimedDescentFrom |
Alexander the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darius I of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned |
colossal seated statues of gods and himself
ⓘ
relief stelae showing dexiosis (handshake) with gods ⓘ |
| constructed |
hierothesion at Arsameia on the Nymphaios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hierothesion at Mount Nemrut ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Kingdom of Commagene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| deified | yes ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Commagenian royal house
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orontid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground |
Armenian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Iranian ⓘ |
| father | Mithridates I Callinicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Antiochos I Theos of Commagene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antiochus I Theos NERFINISHED ⓘ Antiochus I Theos of Commagene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStrategy | balancing between Rome and Parthia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Commagene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Upper Euphrates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Theos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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