King Antiochos I of Commagene is best known for his tomb on Mount Nemrut and for his idiosyncratic religious beliefs, but in the early years of his reign he astutely extended the power of his kingdom by aligning himself with the Romans and in particular with Pompey. This inscription emphasises his royal pedigree, as a grandson of the Seleucid king Antiochos VIII Grypus.
There is a German translation by H. Kotsidu, "ΤΙΜΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΑ", no. 250 ( Google Books ).
The people dedicated this statue of king Antiochos the god Dikaios Epiphanes, Philoromaios and Philhellen, the son of king Mithridates Kallinikos and queen Laodike the goddess Philadelphos, the daughter of king Antiochos Epiphanes Philometor Kallinikos, who has inherited a pious disposition towards the goddess from his ancestors, on account of his virtue and his goodwill towards the people.
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