Antiochus I Theos of Commagene

Antiochus I Theos Of Commagene

Antiochus I Theos (c. 86 BC – 36 BC, ruled 70 BC – 36 BC) was a king from the Kingdom of Commagene and the most famous king of that kingdom. Cassius Dio records at 49.23.4 that he was murdered in 36 BC by Phraates IV of Parthia.

The ruins of the tomb-sanctuary of Antiochus are magnificent to behold even today. The site of his interment atop Mount Nemrut, a.k.a. Nemrut dagi, was named to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1987. Several sandstone bas reliefs discovered at the site contain the oldest known images of two figures shaking hands.