Nemrut Dag

2,134-metre-high (7,001 ft) mountain in southeastern Turkey, on the summit are a number of large statues around what is assumed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC. It is one of the highest peaks in the east of the Taurus Mountains. In 62 BC, King Antiochus/Theos of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues 8–9-metre high (26–30 ft) of himself, two lions, two eagles and various Greek and Iranian gods, such as Heracles, Artagnes, Ares, Zeus, Oromasdes, and Apollo, Mithras, Helios, Hermes. These statues were once seated, with names of each god inscribed on them. The heads of the statues at some stage have been removed from their bodies, and they are now scattered throughout the site.