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The Philopappos Monument,
crowning the Mouseion Hill to the southwest of the Acropolis, is the
tomb of Caius Julius Antiochos Philopappos, a member of the
royal family of Commagene, a small Hellenistic
kingdom in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. The Roman emperor
Vespasian
annexed the kingdom to the Roman empire in 72 A.D., and the royal
family was sent into exile. Philopappos lived in Athens and became an
Athenian citizen. He was also a Roman citizen and held several very
important offices during the reign of the emperor
Trajan, including that of consul. A Latin inscription on the tomb
referring to specific titles of the emperor Trajan allows us to date
the construction of the monument (and the death of Philopappos) to
between 114 and 116 A.D. Since the
Athenians allowed him to be
buried in this very elaborate mausoleum right opposite the Acropolis --
and within the formal boundaries of the city -- we suspect that he also
must have been an important benefactor of the
ancient city of Athens.
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Bibliography:
- Kleiner, D. 1983.
The Monument of Philopappos
in Athens, Rome.
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