Commagene

Local namePerre Antik Kent
LocationAdıyaman, Türkiye

Commagene was an ancient Greco-Iranian kingdom ruled by a Hellenized branch of the Iranian Orontid dynasty that had ruled over Armenia. The kingdom was located in and around the ancient city of Samosata, which served as its capital. The Iron Age name of Samosata, Kummuh, probably gives its name to Commagene.Commagene has been characterized as a "buffer state" between Armenia, Parthia, Syria, and Rome; culturally, it was correspondingly mixed.

Tags Archaeological SiteNecropolis
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Commagene

Address 02000, Turkey

Coordinates 37°47'32.393" N 38°18'5.972" E

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