AgoraXVIII 286 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

Agora XVIII 286 Date: 132 AD

uninscribed space [To saviour and] founder, Emperor Hadrian Olympios R uninscribed space

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Agora XVIII 286 (Translated text) (AIO)

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Images: Agora Excavations - (1)

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Agora (Ag. I 6640)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This is one of over a hundred surviving altars from Athens dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 AD), as saviour, founder, and Olympios, on which see Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 7 with notes. The meaning of the R in line 4 is unclear; it might be the numeral 100 or an abbreviation of some kind (cf. Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 62). A large hole in the lower part of the altar derives from earlier use as the cover of a well or cistern.

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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