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Hierothesion
A
hierothesion
, in
Commagene
, is a
monument
or
royal mausoleum
.
The term is used in particular in
connection
with three monuments:
The
Arsameia hierothesion
for
King
Mithridates I Callinicus
, built by his son King
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
;
The
Mount Nemrut hierothesion
for King
Antiochus I Theos
of Commagene;
The
Karakuş Tumulus
hierothesion for
Queen
Isias
and
Princesses
Antiochis of Commagene
and
Aka I of Commagene
, built by
Mithridates II of Commagene
.