IGII2 3320 Claudius Cha- honours Hadrian

Claudius Cha- honours Hadrian

IG II² 3320 Date: ca. 132 AD?

(This statue of) Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus Olympios (was erected by) Claudius Cha- (5) for his own [benefactor]

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IG II² 3320 (Translated text) (PHI)

Højte, Statue Bases 233

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Statue base (private)

Findspot: Olympieion (Unknown)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This is one of over fifty statue bases for the Emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 AD) attested from Athens. The epithet "Olympios" indicates a date after 128/9 AD (F. Camia in A. Kouremenos, The Province of Achaea in the 2nd Century CE, 2022, 98-99). Along with the findspot of the base, it probably indicates that the statue was erected to celebrate Hadrian's consecration of the Temple of Olympian Zeus in 132 AD (see IG II² 3290 with notes). On Hadrian and his relationship with Athens, see IG II² 5185 with notes. The dedicator is unidentifiable.

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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