BenjaminAltarsHadrian 60 (l. 5) Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 60 (l. 5) Date: 132 AD

To saviour and founder, Emperor Caesar Hadrian Olympios (5) [Augustus?]^[1]

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Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 60 (l. 5) (Translated text) (AIO)

IG II² 3345 (PHI)

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Athens (EM 3115)

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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