OliverDow1935 24 Altar for Hadrian

Altar for Hadrian

Oliver and Dow, Greek Inscriptions 24 Date: 132 AD

In crown [To saviour] [and founder], [Emperor] Hadrian (5)Olympios^[1]

References:

Oliver and Dow, Greek Inscriptions 24 (Translated text) (PHI)

Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 27

Agora XVIII 301

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Images: Agora Excavations - (1)

Monument type: Altar

Inscription type: Dedication (emperor)

Findspot: Agora (Ag. I 531)

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 inscription also appears inside a crown on Benjamin, Altars of Hadrian 44.

Added: 17 Aug 2024
Updated: 17 Aug 2024
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