Turkey

There are 2131 items in Turkey:

Samus of Armenia

Samus (Greek:Σάμος): Orontid king in Armenia (r. c.260 BCE)King Samus, who ruled (part of) Armenia, is known from the inscriptions, found on Nemrud Dagi, in which king Antiochus I Theos of Commagene mentions his ancestors. He must be dated in the…

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Sanatruces

Sanatruces: rebel king in Armenia (r. 115 CE), perhaps from the Arsacid dynasty.In 114 CE, war broke out between the Parthian and the Roman empires. The Roman emperor Trajan successfully conquered Armenia, occupied Edessa and Nisibis in the next year, and added Babylon,…

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Sangarius (Sakarya)

Sangarius (Greek Σαγγάριος): river in Phrygia and Bithynia, modern Sakarya. The Sakarya (ancient Sangarius) near Gordium According to the ancient geographer Strabo…

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Şanlı Urfa Müzesi

The main objects in the archaeological museum of Şanlı Urfa are the finds from Göbekli Tepe and similar prehistorical sites. There's also a collection with objects from Roman Edessa and its surroundings, and a room dedicated to the Middle Ages…

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