Continuation of this series on Mountain of the Gods or Mount Nemrut
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1⃣ This monumental site that is known as Mt. Nemrut or Nemrut Dagi is a 7000 feet tall mountain that houses massive statues of Persian and Greek gods.
2⃣ This site was constructed by Antiochus I in 62 BC, and is considered a major monument in the Kingdom of Commagene.
3⃣ This kingdom supposedly was established after the sudden death of Alexander the Great in Southern Anatolia.
4⃣ Just like Hiranyakashipu in Narasimha avatar, King Antiochus, who was the king of Commagene between 70 to 36 BC, promoted a cult of worshipping himself, and depicted the notion that he had a close connection with the Greek and Persian gods. As part of this effort of self-promotion, and to place him along with the other gods at that time, and also to leave behind a legacy, he ordered the construction of this monument.
5⃣ Over the centuries, this site also referred as the throne of gods went through destruction due to repeated earthquakes in the region, and also due to changes in beliefs and values.
6⃣ For that matter, this site got lost until it was a discovered by a German road engineer in the late 19th century.
More about the engineering uniqueness of this site in the next section.
https://youtu.be/OCz4OnT_CnA
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1⃣ This monumental site that is known as Mt. Nemrut or Nemrut Dagi is a 7000 feet tall mountain that houses massive statues of Persian and Greek gods.
2⃣ This site was constructed by Antiochus I in 62 BC, and is considered a major monument in the Kingdom of Commagene.
3⃣ This kingdom supposedly was established after the sudden death of Alexander the Great in Southern Anatolia.
4⃣ Just like Hiranyakashipu in Narasimha avatar, King Antiochus, who was the king of Commagene between 70 to 36 BC, promoted a cult of worshipping himself, and depicted the notion that he had a close connection with the Greek and Persian gods. As part of this effort of self-promotion, and to place him along with the other gods at that time, and also to leave behind a legacy, he ordered the construction of this monument.
5⃣ Over the centuries, this site also referred as the throne of gods went through destruction due to repeated earthquakes in the region, and also due to changes in beliefs and values.
6⃣ For that matter, this site got lost until it was a discovered by a German road engineer in the late 19th century.
More about the engineering uniqueness of this site in the next section.
https://youtu.be/OCz4OnT_CnA
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