Oliver1941 51 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

Oliver, Greek and Latin Inscriptions 51 Date: 132 AD

To saviour and founder, Emperor Hadrian 5 Olympi- os^[1]

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Oliver, Greek and Latin Inscriptions 51 (Translated text) (PHI)

Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 35

Agora XVIII 306

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Images: Agora Excavations - (1)

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Areopagos, north slope (Ag. I 5609)

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[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.

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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