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Disc #1 -- Mount Nemrud: The Throne of the Gods
1. Great Mystery [2:53]
2. Expedition [12:08]
3. Search for Answers [10:33]
4. The River Euphrates [8:36]
5. Absolute Grandeur [8:52]
6. Unsolved [9:53]
For millennia, Mount Nemrud of Eastern Turkey has served as a never-ending source of fascination and intrigue for historians, leading many to christen it the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World. Though the mountain is a natural structure in and of itself, an ancient monarch named Antiochus the Great of Kommagene constructed a burial temple on-site in the first century B.C., and was laid to rest there after his death. Tolga Ornek's documentary Mount Nemrud: The Throne of the Gods investigates Mount Nemrud in all of its ancient and contemporary glory, via a deft combination of CG-animation, archival footage of archaeological digs on Nemrud, extensive interviews with historians and dramatic reenactments of famous battles that transpired on and around the mountain. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide