IGII2 3369 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

IG II² 3369 Date: 132 AD

[To founder] and saviour, Emperor Hadrian (5) Olympios

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IG II² 3369 (Translated text) (PHI)

Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 84

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Athens (Lost)

Transliterations on Places on

[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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