IGII2 3364 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

IG II² 3364 Date: 132 AD

To saviour and founder, Emperor Hadrian (5)Olympios

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IG II² 3364 (Translated text) (PHI)

Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 79

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Athens (Unknown)

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 altar was found amongst Late Antique or Byzantine tombs on Solonos street, between Athens and Lykabettos Hill (K. D. Mylonas, BCH 3, 1879, 509-10).

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Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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