The Velvet Rocket

Online Magazine

Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • About

Tag Archives: Monumental tombs of Commagene

Karakus, Turkey (Monumental Tombs of Commagene – the Forgotten Kingdom)
Places We Go / Turkey

Karakus, Turkey (Monumental Tombs of Commagene – the Forgotten Kingdom)

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Justin • Leave a comment

The Monumental Tomb pictured below was built by Commagene’s King Mithradates II and was dedicated to his mother Isas. Because of the symbol of the eagle on the top of the columns, it was named Karakuş (black bird) Tumulus. There were four columns in each east, west and south direction, however today only two at … Continue reading →

Post navigation

Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts.

  • Art
  • People
  • Politics
  • Personal
  • Money
  • Favorites
  • Miscellaneous
  • Places We Go
    • Afghanistan
    • Albania
    • Armenia
    • Azerbaijan
    • Belarus
    • Bosnia-Herzegovina
    • Brazil
    • Cambodia
    • Colombia
    • Corsica (FLNC Tour)
    • El Salvador
    • Eritrea
    • Ethiopia
    • Gagauzia
    • Georgia (Europe)
    • Haiti
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Israel
    • Kaliningrad
    • Kosovo
    • Kurdistan (Iraq)
    • Kurdistan (Turkey)
    • Laos
    • Lebanon
    • Mexico
    • Moldova
    • Myanmar (Burma)
    • Nagorno-Karabakh
    • North Caucasus (Russia)
    • North Korea
    • North Macedonia
    • Northern Ireland
    • Pakistan
    • Palestinian Territories
    • Serbia
    • Sinai Peninsula (Egypt)
    • Somalia
    • Somaliland
    • Sri Lanka
    • Sudan
    • Suriname
    • Swaziland
    • Syria
    • Transnistria
    • Turkey
    • Ukraine
    • Venezuela
    • Vietnam
    • Xinjiang (Uighur Tour)
    • Yemen
    • Zululand (South Africa)
  • “Normal” Places We Go
  • Wild Places We Go

Top Articles Of The Day

  • Driving The Henness Pass Road
  • Bamiyan - Part 2
  • The Elephant Temple at Musawwarat es Sufra, Sudan
  • The War In Chechnya: Diary of a Killer
  • The Life And Times Of Teodorin Obiang
  • The Process Of Professionalizing Kurdistan's Military Forces
  • Paintings of the Day: Frank Frazetta
  • Gladding McBean & Feats Of Clay
  • A Nomadic Watering Hole in Sudan
  • Visiting Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Archives

© The Velvet Rocket. All rights reserved.

Blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The Velvet Rocket
    • Join 815 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Velvet Rocket
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...