The Vespasian monument has got its name because of the inscription placed on its architrave, whicht informs that the monument was erected in honor of Emperor Vespasian. It consists of a central, semi-oval niche and to aediculae on its sides. In the central niche once stood the statue of Emperor Vespasian. Aedicule housed female figures.
The monument played not only decorative or religious function, but also served as a fountain supplied with water from the main aqueduct of the city.
- Karl Lanckoronski, Städte Pamphyliens und Pisidiens, Band 1, Pisidien, Wien 1890, pp.124a-152
- George E. Bean, Turkey`s Southern Shore 2nd ed. , John Murray Ltd, London 1989, p.56-75
