Mount Nemrut, Turkey

September 27, 2016 The Kingdom of Commagene was an ancient Armenian kingdom of the Hellenistic period (between 323 and 31 BC). Commagene has been characterized as a “buffer state” between Armenia, Parthia (northeastern Iran), Syria, and Rome. Little is known of the region of Commagene prior to the beginning of the 2nd century BC. However, … Read more