Mount Nemrut Mount Nemrut Nemrut or Nemrud (; ; ) is a mountain in southeastern Turkey, notable for the summit where a number of large statues are erected around what is assumed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC. The mountain lies north of Kahta, near Adıyaman. In 62 BC, King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues of himself, two lions, two eagles and various Greek, Armenian, and Medes gods, such as Zeus-Aramazd or Oromasdes (associated with Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda), Hercules-Vahagn, Tyche-Bakht, and Apollo-Mihr-Mithras. These statues were once
Theydon Mount derives from the hill which it is located. Theydon Mount has been called "Theydon Paulyn", "Theydon Lessington", and "Theydon Briwes" in the past. The names from the former lords of the manor. The name Thoydon Mount has also been used. Theydon Bois, Garnon and Mount were recorded in the Domesday Book as "Taindena"/"Teidana". Hill Hall is a Grade I Listed country house. It was built in 1557-8 for Sir Thomas Smith. Theydon Mount has a church called St Michael which was completed in 1614 by Sir William Smith and is Grade I Listed. The original church was St Michael and