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Athens Sights

Hadrian's Arch

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Hadrian's Arch is a lofty monument of Pentelic marble that stands where busy Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas and Leoforos Vasilissis Amalias meet. It was erected by Hadrian in AD 132, probably to commemorate the consecration of the Temple of Olympian Zeus. The inscriptions show that it was also intended as a dividing point between the ancient city and the Roman city.

The northwest frieze bears the inscription 'This is Athens, the Ancient City of Theseus', while the southeast frieze states 'This is the city of Hadrian, and not of Theseus'.

 

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