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The Northwest Heroön

The Northwest Heroön

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Monument to an anonymous benefactor (1)

 

This heroön was built around the year 1 AD, during the reign of the Emperor Augustus. The monument was recently re-erected using its original stones. Architects could tell where each block belonged on the monument by looking at the original connection holes on the stones. Visible from afar, the monument stands on a square podium 7.80 by 8.50 meters and is 15 meters high. .

 

A heroön is a small monument  that honours a local benefactor. Sometimes they also served as graves for these individuals. Members of the local aristocracy of Sagalassos constructed such monuments in order to be remembered. Heroa were built within the inhabited areas of Sagalassos until Early Imperial times.

 

The Northwest Heroön was a monument for a young aristocrat, whose name is unknown. Archaeologists have not found a dedicatory inscription. However, they did find parts of a 2.5-meter high statue of this person, including the beautifully-carved head in Docimian marble. The statue most likely stood in front of the doors of the monument. Around 400 AD, the Northwest Heroön was incorporated into the new city walls, where it functioned as a tower.

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Updated at : 18/08/2016
Lat : 37.677397657414Lng : 30.517394658528

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