Nemrut Mountain Simulation

Nemrut Mountain Simulation-Kommangene King

It is believed that the Seleucid Empire (312 BC- 63 BC) gained control of Commagene during the reign of the late 3rd-early 2nd century BC Seleucid king, Antiochus III the Great. This control lasted until c. 163 BC, when the local satrap, Ptolemaeus of Commagene, established himself as independent ruler following the death of the Seleucid king, Antiochus IV Epiphanes. The Kingdom of Commagene maintained its independence until 17 AD, when it was made a Roman province by the Emperor Tiberius. Mithridates I. brought together Persians and Macedonians and other communities in the area to form the powerful state. After Mithridates I, Antiochos I (69-36 B.C.) became the king of Conmmagene and developed his kingdom as a strategic crossroad on the important trade routes between Syria, Mesopotamia and Rome.