IGII2 3293 Anemourion honours Hadrian

Anemourion honours Hadrian

IG II² 3293 Date: ca. 132 AD

(This statue of) Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus Olympios, father of the fatherland (5) the saviour of the universe (kosmou) (was erected by) the Council and People of the Anemourians of Cilicia, through the envoys Publius Aelius Kaiolos (?) (10) and Gaios son of Alexandros.

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IG II² 3293 (Translated text) (PHI)

Højte, Statue Bases 212

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Statue base (Other city)

Findspot: Olympieion (Lost)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This statue base is part of a group erected for Emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 AD) in the precinct of the Temple of Olympian Zeus by delegations from cities throughout the Roman Empire to celebrate Hadrian's consecration of the temple in 132 AD (see IG II² 3290 with notes). On epigraphic evidence for Hadrian at Athens, see IG II² 5185 with notes.

The dedicator of this statue, Anemourion, was located in Cilicia. No particular interactions between it and Hadrian are attested.

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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