AgoraXVIII 289 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

Agora XVIII 289 Date: 132 AD

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

References:

Agora XVIII 289 (Translated text) (AIO)

Meritt, Greek Inscriptions 1946 69

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Images: Agora Excavations - (1)

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Agora (Ag. I 237)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This tiny fragment derives from 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.

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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