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- proper noun historical an ancient mountainous region in northeastern
Anatolia , with a capital atSamosata
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Their names Sulla found unpronounceable, but each produced a Greek epithet to glorify his name, so Sulla called Commagene, Epiphanes, and Osrhoene, Philoromaios.
The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991
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Tigris, to the tract known as Commagene to the Romans.
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Goell became the Director of Excavations at Samosata, the city of Antiochus I of Commagene.
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The presence of an otherwise unknown female poet laureate from Commagene near the modern Turkish border with Syria in the entourage of the empress of Rome is intriguing.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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The party included the ruling emperor, Hadrian, his wife, Sabina, and an amateur poet and member of the provincial royal house of Commagene named Julia Balbilla.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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Goell became the Director of Excavations at Samosata, the city of Antiochus I of Commagene.
Personal Information for Theresa Goell Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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Goell became the Director of Excavations at Samosata, the city of Antiochus I of Commagene.
Archive 2008-05-01 Jan 2008
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The stone sculptures once stood nearly 10 meters high and depicted lions, eagles, various ancient gods, and King Antiochus I Theos, who ruled Commagene from 86 BC to 38 BC.
Orion over Mount Nemrut (Turkey) Jan 2008
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Antiochus ruled the kingdom of Commagene, and controlled the trade routes across the Euphrates River in the century before the birth of Christ.
Archive 2008-05-01 Jan 2008
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The stone sculptures once stood nearly 10 meters high and depicted lions, eagles, various ancient gods, and King Antiochus I Theos, who ruled Commagene from 86 BC to 38 BC.
Archive 2008-12-01 Jan 2008
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