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The Kingdom of Commagene: Armenia's Hellenistic Bridge
In this episode of The Story of Armenia, Lucas and Luna travel to the first century BCE to explore the Kingdom of Commagene—a small but strategically vital Armenian-ruled state that blended Persian, Greek, and Armenian cultures. They focus on King Antiochus I Theos, who built the spectacular funerary sanctuary of Nemrut Dağ, a UNESCO World Heritage site adorned with colossal statues and a unique astrological-religious calendar. The conversation covers Commagene's role as a buffer state between Rome and Parthia, its Armenian Orontid dynasty roots, the syncretic cult of Antiochus that…
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