Nemrut Dag
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Nemrut Dag
Ancient Mysteries
Started by UM-Bot , Nov 10 2009 10:46 AM
Started by UM-Bot , Nov 10 2009 10:46 AM
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Posted 10 November 2009 - 10:46 AM
Nemrut Dag
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Footage taken of the mysterious statues at Nemrut Dag, Turkey.
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Gandhi also said less talk and more rock.
Posted 10 November 2009 - 04:11 PM
Creepy and yet awesome. I wonder how old the ruins are? **goes to Google**
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the details of daily life, and in elevating them to art.
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"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle
Posted 10 November 2009 - 07:39 PM
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Posted 05 May 2010 - 04:04 AM
The site was founded more than 2,000 years ago, and being the highest point in the region, was probably a "sacred mountain" for thousands of years prior. The heads of the statues were pulled down by angry Roman soldiers (most likely -- another story blames earthquakes). In the novel Something Coming, the head of Antiochus appears back on its throne and is used as a sign of the mountain's reawakening. The history of Nemrut as a symbol of unity between East and West is used in the plot about a modern-day peace movement -- and about a notorious, brilliant, possibly mad king (Antiochus Epiphanes, who engineers his rebirth. It's a mystery all of the way to the end, very entertaining, and the Amazon reviews praise it.
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Posted 04 February 2013 - 04:55 PM
I wonder if this site is linked to the ruins of 'Gobekli Tepe' which is south of 'Nemrut Dag' about 60 miles and just east of a village called 'Orencik' about 1 1/2 miles. Perhaps Gobekli Tepe was a spiritual center for the inhabitants of the ancient civilization Nemrut Dag.
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