The Lion on Mount Nemrut, Adiyaman, Turkey
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g300td
N 37° 58.510 E 038° 44.280
37S E 476989 N 4203092
The lion with the oldest horoscope in the world
Waymark Code: WMG42P
Location: Türkiye
Date Posted: 01/09/2013
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"The western terrace on Mount Nemrut contains a large slab with a lion, showing the arrangement of stars and the planets Jupiter, Mercury and Mars on 7 July 62 BC. This may be an indication of when construction began on this monument.
The mountain lies 40 km (25 mi) north of Kahta, near Adiyaman. In 62 BC, King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues (8–9 m/26–30 ft high) of himself, two lions, two eagles and various Greek, Armenian, and Iranian gods, such as Hercules-Vahagn, Zeus-Aramazd or Oromasdes (associated with the Iranian god Ahura Mazda), Tyche, and Apollo-Mithras. These statues were once seated, with names of each god inscribed on them. The heads of the statues have at some stage been removed from their bodies, and they are now scattered throughout the site."
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This is the oldest known horoscope in the world as they say.
Physical Address:
http://www.nemrud.nl/
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