Commagene
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Commagene was an ancient Hellenistic kingdom in southeastern Anatolia, strategically located between the Roman and Parthian empires and known for its cultural fusion and monumental sanctuaries like Mount Nemrut.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commagene canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient kingdom
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| annexationDate | 72 CE ⓘ |
| annexedBy | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Parthian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Samosata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Anatolian traditions
ⓘ
Greek culture ⓘ Persian culture ⓘ |
| dynasty | Orontid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ |
| hasCult | royal ruler cult of Antiochus I ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Greek inscriptions at Mount Nemrut ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | colossal statues at Mount Nemrut ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Hellenistic polytheism
ⓘ
Iranian religious traditions ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antiochus II of Commagene NERFINISHED ⓘ Antiochus III of Commagene NERFINISHED ⓘ Antiochus IV of Commagene NERFINISHED ⓘ Mithridates I Callinicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mithridates II of Commagene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Arsameia on the Euphrates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arsameia on the Nymphaios NERFINISHED ⓘ Karakuş Tumulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Nemrut NERFINISHED ⓘ Severan Bridge at Cendere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mount Nemrut sanctuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cultural fusion of Greek and Iranian traditions ⓘ royal funerary monuments ⓘ syncretic pantheon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ southeastern Anatolia ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernProvinces |
Adıyaman Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaziantep Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Şanlıurfa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellenistic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | buffer state between Rome and Parthia ⓘ |
| successor | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lucian of Antioch