Statue of Hadrian, Agora, Athens, Greece


Date
2nd Century CE
Description
Hadrian was Emperor of Rome from 117-138 CE. The cuirass he is wearing depicts a scene with Athena standing, flanked by two Nikai (Victories), on the the wolf of Rome, with Romulus and Remus below. The Archivision Collection of Ancient Sites was funded by the Jack Martin Balcer Library Endowment. Keywords: Greece, Perifereia Protevousis (Greater Athens), Athens, Ancient Greek, Mediterranean, stone. Photographed by Scott Gilchrist, Archivision.
Style/Period
Roman
Material
stone and/or rock