HEROON IN PERGAMON
The Heroon is a sacred cult site, consisting of a prayer room and a single courtyard, built to honor the Pergamon kings who were deified during the Hellenistic period. It is believed to have been constructed during the reign of King Attalos I, and both Attalos I and Eumenes II, two of Pergamon’s earliest kings, were worshiped here. For this reason, the site was also referred to as Attaleion and Eumeneion.
The Heroon underwent significant changes during the Roman period. Originally, the Hellenistic structures on the acropolis were constructed primarily with gray andesite sourced from the slopes of the acropolis mountain. During Roman times, marble, a hallmark of Roman architecture, was incorporated extensively alongside the original andesite, reflecting the evolution of building practices and materials over time.
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