Commagene Empire was one of the states that Small Asia hosted. It was an important culture so they left us a great heritage for us such as Mt.Nemrut. Arsemia ancient site was the summer capital and ruling center. Arsemia was founded by the founder of Commagene Arsames. It was founded on the edge of rivers and this site had fertile […]
Caves of Zey: Homes of early Christians
Small Asia was the geographical destination where Christianity grew up. Apostles visited here and promulgated Christianity in whole peninsula. Thanks to their effort, Christianity was shaped here. Around Zey village of Adıyaman province, we see the caves that were houses of early Christians. Indeed they weren’t showy as Cappadocia but they survived here. We can find traces of early Christians […]
Rock tombs of Sun God Helios
This is the monumental rock tombs in Adıyaman province. This is the place that has a magnificent scenery. Those rock tombs were built by carving the rocks. In addition to rock tombs, a relief was the attractive ones. King Antiochos shook hand with Sun God Helios. This was a sample of few monuments.
Perre ancient site and rock tombs
It is one of the less known ancient sites of Turkey. It is as important as Ephesus because it was one of the religious centers of ancient era. It was one of five ancient sites of Commagene Kingdom. This site was famous for water springs nearby the city. Romans reported that it was a beautiful land with water springs. Perre […]