IGII2 3372 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

IG II² 3372 Date: 132 AD

[To saviour] and founder, Emperor Hadrian Olympios [for the sake of salvation and] victory

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IG II² 3372 (Translated text) (PHI)

Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 87

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Athens (EM 4452)

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 final line was inscribed in a different hand and is not part of the usual formula of these altars.

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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