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

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
title Theos

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Kingdom of Commagene hasRuler Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Samosata associatedWith King Antiochus I of Commagene
linked to: Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Mithridates I Callinicus child Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Mithridates I Callinicus successor Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Mount Nemrut dedicatedTo King Antiochus I of Commagene
linked to: Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Mount Nemrut hasStatueOf Antiochus I of Commagene
linked to: Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Arsameia on the Nymphaios associatedWith Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Arsameia on the Euphrates associatedWith Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene name Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene name Antiochos I Theos of Commagene
linked to: Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Mithridates II of Commagene predecessor Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Mithridates II of Commagene father Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Antiochus II of Commagene father Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Antiochus II of Commagene notableFamilyMember Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Antiochus III of Commagene child Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Antiochus III of Commagene successor Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Commagene hasRuler Antiochus I Theos of Commagene