historyofarmenia:Photo: The Armenian Pantheon of Gods on Mount...

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Photo: The Armenian Pantheon of Gods on Mount Nemrut

Erected in 63 BC by King Antiochus I Theos of the Orontid Dynasty of the Armenian Kingdom of Kamakh (Commagene) located in the southwest of historic Armenia, today in the republic of Turkey. Traditional themes of Eagles and Lions trademark to Armenian imagery and identification.

SOURCE: Monarchy Of Historic Armenia - FB

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