Monument of Philopappos

On Mouseion Hill, with the Acropolis behind and the Saronic Gulf spread below, stands the Monument of Philopappos, a marble tomb raised in the early second century AD. It commemorates Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos, a prince of the Kingdom of Commagene who became a Roman consul and a benefactor of Athens. The two-storey facade is carved into the rock, and a surviving frieze shows Philopappos himself, a fitting memorial for a man who gave generously to the city that honored him here.