IGII2 3309 Honours for Hadrian

Honours for Hadrian

IG II² 3309 Date: ca. 132 AD

[(This statue of) the greatest] Emperor [Caesar], son [of the God Trajan], [Trajan Hadrian] Augustus [Olympios] (5) [(was erected for) their own benefactor (by) the] city [of . . . ] through [the envoys . . . ] . . . . . .

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IG II² 3309 (Translated text) (PHI)

Højte, Statue Bases 228

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Plaque

Inscription type: Statue base (Other city)

Findspot: Athens, near the "gate of the Agora" (Unknown)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This fragment is probably part of a group of statue bases erected for the Emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 AD) in the precinct of the Temple of Olympian Zeus by delegations from cities throughout the eastern 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.

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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