Oliver1941 49 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

Oliver, Greek and Latin Inscriptions 49 Date: 132 AD

To saviour and founder, Emperor Hadrian (5)Olympios^[1] uninscribed space

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Oliver, Greek and Latin Inscriptions 49 (Translated text) (PHI)

Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 36

Agora XVIII 307

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Images: Agora Excavations - (1)

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Agora (Ag. I 5862)

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.

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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