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Restoration drawing of the SE side of the Arch (Stuart and Revett). Hadrian's Arch in Athens, with the Acropolis seen in the background. 3/4 view Details of the lower level. The central projecting pediment of the upper level. The entire monument is made of Pentelic marble, from Mt. Pentelikon, 18.2 km northeast of the arch.
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Description: On the northwest side (towards the Acropolis), the inscription was: ΑΙΔ' ΕIΣΙΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙ ΘΗΣΕΩΣ Η ΠΡΙΝ ΠΟΛΙΣ (this is Athens, the ancient city of Theseus).
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Hadrian’s Wall in modern-day England marked one of the northern borders of the Roman Empire. But excavations along the wall are bringing to light a hidden history of the army and the Roman ...
The Arch of Hadrian may refer to: Arch of Hadrian (Athens) in Greece; Arch of Hadrian (Capua) in Italy; Arch of Hadrian (Jerash) in Jordan. This page was last edited ...
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A view of Hadrian's Wall showing its length and height. The upright stones on top of it are modern, to deter people from walking on it. Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Hadriani, also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Aelium in Latin) is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. [1]