Herakleia Salbace
Herakleia Hieronu is in the place called Ören ridge and Kocapınar locality. Located on the ridge of Salbacos (Babadag) mountain, Hieron is rectangular in shape. It is surrounded by reliefs consisting of plates on all four sides. On the reliefs, mythological scenes related to Armetis, Apollo, Pan, Dionysus and Heracles were processed. It belongs to the 1st century AD Roman Period. There are symbols representing 12 signs on triangular pediments. It was made by the masters of Aphrodisias. It is a mausoleum belonging to a prominent ruler of the region. Here, the owner of the tomb showed himself with the gods and tried to explain his closeness to the gods. On the skirts of the mound where Hieron is located, hand tools from the neolithic period are exhibited in Pamukkale Archeology Museum today.
