IGII2 3355 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

IG II² 3355 Date: 132 AD

To saviour and founder, Emperor Hadrian 5 Olympios

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IG II² 3355 (Translated text) (PHI)

Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 70

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Olympieion (Lost)

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[1] This inscription is known only from a report of the French traveller, Michel Fourmont, who visited Athens in 1729. It 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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