Commagene (Greek: Κομμαγηνή) 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 …

Family, ancestry and early life. Antiochus I was the son of king Mithridates I Callinicus and queen Laodice VII Thea of Commagene. Antiochus was half Iranian, a distant member of the Orontid Dynasty and half Greek. Antiochus' father Mithridates was the son of King Sames II Theosebes Dikaios of Commagene and an unidentified woman. Mithridates was possibly related to the …

Zeugma (Greek: Ζεῦγμα; Syriac: ܙܘܓܡܐ) was an ancient Hellenistic era Greek and then Roman city of Commagene; located in modern Gaziantep Province, Turkey.It was named for the bridge of boats, or zeugma, that crossed the Euphrates at that location. Zeugma Mosaic Museum contains mosaics from the site, and is one of the largest mosaic museums in the world.

Orontes I (Old Persian: *Arvanta-; died 344 BC) was a Bactrian nobleman, who served as a military officer of the Achaemenid Empire in the first half of the 4th-century BC. He first appears in 401 BC as the satrap of the satrapy of Armenia.There he participated in the Battle of Cunaxa, where he harassed the Ten Thousand following their retreat. In the same year, he married …

Mithra in Commagene. There is a deity Mithra mentioned on monuments in Commagene.According to the archaeologist Maarten Vermaseren, 1st century BC evidence from Commagene demonstrates the "reverence paid to Mithras" but does not refer to "the mysteries". In the colossal statuary erected by King Antiochus I (69–34 BC) at Mount Nemrut, Mithras is …

Antiochus is a Greek male first name, which was a dynastic name for rulers of the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Commagene.In Jewish historical memory, connected with the Maccabean Revolt and the holiday of Hanukkah, "Antiochus" refers specifically to Antiochus IV Epiphanes.. Antiochus may refer to:

Demetrius II (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος Β`, Dēmḗtrios B; died 125 BC), called Nicator (Ancient Greek: Νικάτωρ, Nikátōr, "Victor"), was one of the sons of Demetrius I Soter.His mother may have been Laodice V, as was the case with his brother Antiochus VII Sidetes.Demetrius ruled the Seleucid Empire for two periods, separated by a number of years of captivity in Hyrcania in ...

The Greek Dark Ages is the period of Greek history from the end of the Mycenaean palatial civilization, around 1100 BC, to the beginning of the Archaic age, around 750 BC.. Archaeological evidence shows a widespread collapse of Bronze Age civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean world at the outset of the period, as the great palaces and cities of the Mycenaeans were …

Notable people. A. John Adams II (1803–1834), American government functionary and businessman, and his first cousin, Mary Catherine Hellen; Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (c. 659 – c. 713), fourth Imam in Shi'i Islam and his first cousin, Fatimah bint Hasan; Mark Antony and his first cousin, Antonia Hybrida Minor; B. Josiah Bartlett (1729–1795), second signer of the United …

The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, located a little further up the hill from the current site of Mary's Well, is a Byzantine era church built over the spring in the 3rd century, based on the belief that the Annunciation took place at the site.. Mary's well for Catholics. The Catholic Church believes the Annunciation to have taken place less than 0.5 km away at the Basilica of …