so tell me about mount nemrut. what do i need to know?ve here, karl sester and otto puchstein in 1881. and when they first arrived here, they were shocked because they were expecting to see assyrian monuments. and then they realised that actually there is something very different and actually greek and persian cultures are uniting in mount nemrut. wow. so creating something unique? yeah, something unique. this religious sanctuary shows the greek gods zeus and apollo and hercules the hero with greek faces but persian clothing and hairstyling. alongside these composite deities is antiochus i, the king of the commagene empire. it's a small empire. it survived for 234 years on the western part of the euphrates river. during his reign, the kingdom was very, very rich, so he was the most powerful. they have the golden age. king antiochus i wanted to show his richness and his power. so he's like a godlike figure. so this whole thing is really a statement of power. yeah, a statement of power. he wanted to be unforgettable, you know? aha. yes. wel