The Northwest Heroon
Monument to an anonymous benefactor
This heroon 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 heroon is a small monument that honours a local benefactor. Sometimes heroa 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 Heroon 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 marble.