June
03
/ 2022
Crowned by Mount Nemrut, the territory of the Kingdom of Commagene, landlocked by Syria on the south, Cilicia on the west, Cappadocia on the north-west, Sophene on the north-east and Osroene on the east, was not very large in circumference, and it did not even last a full two centuries from 163 BC to 17 AD. However, its lack in size and duration was made up for by its rich prelude in history and its fourth king, Antiochus I Theos, whose megalomania led to millions of people visiting his kingdom and paying tribute to him even today, as he intended. Antiochus I Theos claimed himself a god, but there is no denying that his royal lineage was impressive. He was
