IEleus 446 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

I Eleusis 446 Date: 132 AD

[To saviour and founder], [Emperor] Hadrian Olympios

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I Eleusis 446 (Translated text) (PHI)

IG II² 3380 (PHI)

Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 94

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Images: Cornell - (1)

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Eleusis (Eleusis Museum E 108)

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 text uses archaising spelling (omicron for omega), like many inscriptions of the Hadrianic period (on archaising inscriptions in the Roman period, see S. Aleshire in XI Congresso Internazionale di Epigrafia, 1999, p. 153-61 and AIUK 4.2 (BM, Decrees of Council and Assembly) no. 17 with notes). This altar was found at Eleusis, making it one of only two found in Attica outside Athens city, along with Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 88 (found at Piraeus).

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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