Mount Harşena
| Mount Harşena | |
|---|---|
 Historical houses and rock tombs above Mount Harşena | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
| Coordinates | 40°39′18″N35°49′44″E/ 40.65500°N 35.82889°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Harşena Turkey | |
| Location | Amasya Province,Turkey |
Mount Harşena(Turkish:Harşena Dağı), is a mountain located inAmasya,the capital of theAmasya Provinceof Turkey. It has a height of 272 m (892 ft). Mount Harşena was added to the tentative list in the cultural category ofUNESCOWorld Heritage Siteon 13 April 2015 alongside thetombs of the kings of Pontus.[1][2]
Amasya is located at an extremely important junction. Due to this feature, it has been governed by many states throughout history. Mount Harşena, located right next to theYeşilırmakriver passing through Amasya, has been inhabited for thousands of years. The settlement in the region dates back to theEarly Bronze Age.After this period, the region came underPhrygian,Scythian,Persian,Pontus,Roman,Eastern Roman,Danishment,Ilkhanid,SeljukandOttomandomination.
History[edit]
The Kingdom of Pontus was founded in Amaseia (Amasya) in 281 BC byMithridates I,one of the Persian satraps.[3][4]After Amaseia was declared the capital of Pontus, monumental tombs began to be built on Mount Harşena. The heights of these tombs vary between 8-15 meters. In the Maidens' Palace area, there are rock tombs belonging to five kings who reigned from the Founding King Mithridates I toPharnaces I.[5]
References[edit]
- ^"Mount Harşena and the Rock-tombs of the Pontic Kings".UNESCO - World Heritage Center.Retrieved2016-09-28.
- ^"Amasya Harşena Dağı Ve Pontus Kral Kaya Mezarları Unesco Dünya Miras Geçici Listesinde"(in Turkish). Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler Genel Müdürlüğü.Retrieved2016-09-20.
- ^McGing, B.C. (1986).The Foreign Policy of Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus.BRILL. p. 15.ISBN978-9004075917.
In 302 Mithridates II fell under suspicion of conspiring with Cassander against Antigonus and was killed near Cius. His son Mithridates III of Cius inherited the dynasty, but was warned by his friend Demetrius that he too was in danger from Antigonus and fled to Paphlagonia. Here he ruled for thirty six years (302-266) at some stage proclaiming himself Mithridates Ctistes, founder of the kingdom of Pontus and the line of Pontic kings.
- ^Van Dam, Raymond (2002).Kingdom of Snow: Roman Rule and Greek Culture in Cappadocia.University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 17.ISBN978-0812236811.
A Persian nobleman named Mithridates "the Founder" established himself as king of Pontus during the late fourth century B.C.
- ^"Arşivlenmiş kopya".Archived fromthe originalon 9 August 2016.Retrieved7 August2016.
