Arsamosata

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Arsamosata was an ancient city that served as a major political and administrative center in the historical region of Sophene in eastern Anatolia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
archaeologicalStatus partly submerged by Keban Dam reservoir
country Turkey
culture Armenian
Hellenistic
Iranian
declineReason regional political changes
excavatedBy Turkish archaeologists
excavatedIn 20th century
foundedBy Arsames of Sophene NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 3rd century BC
function fortified stronghold
royal residence
hasAlternativeName Arsamosate NERFINISHED
Arsamosateon NERFINISHED
Arsamosota NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfRemains ceramic finds
fortification walls
inscriptions
public buildings
locatedIn Sophene NERFINISHED
eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
locatedOn Euphrates River NERFINISHED
mentionedBy Classical Greek geographers
namedAfter Arsames of Sophene NERFINISHED
nearModernProvince Elazığ Province NERFINISHED
nearModernSettlement Keban NERFINISHED
partOf Kingdom of Sophene NERFINISHED
regionHistorically Armenia NERFINISHED
religionHistorically Christianity in Late Antiquity NERFINISHED
Hellenistic paganism
local Anatolian cults
servedAs administrative center of Sophene
political center of Sophene
strategicImportance border city between empires
controlled routes along upper Euphrates
timePeriod Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
Late Antiquity
Roman period
underRuleOf Artaxiad dynasty NERFINISHED
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Orontid dynasty NERFINISHED
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED
usedScript Aramaic script
Greek alphabet

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Sophene capital Arsamosata