BenjaminAltarsHadrian 86 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 86 Date: 132 AD

Graffito Εὐτυχής Αὐτοκράτορι εὐεργέτῃ καὶ ❦ σωτῆρι Ἁδρια- (5)νῶι Ὀλυμπίωι.

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Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 86 (Translated text) (AIO)

IG II² 3371 (PHI)

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Roman Agora (Tower of the Winds) (EM 10344)

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[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 graffito above the main inscription (l. 1) was a very common name in second-century AD Athens. A hole has been drilled in the top to allow the plaque to be mounted; it is unclear whether this was done in ancient or modern times (cf. Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 41, 55-56).

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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