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The Victoria Romana from Hadrian's Library (Greek: Νίκη της Βιβλιοθήκης του Αδριανού) is a large sculpture of the Greek goddess of victory Nike (known to the Romans as Victoria) that once adorned Hadrian's Library, a large library built in Athens by the Roman Emperor Hadrian (r. 117–138 AD) during the second ...
Hadrian's Library was a monumental building created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132 on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The main entrance to the library was part of the Stoa of Hadrian with columns of Karystian marble and Pentelic capitals.
Victoria Romana (Hadrian's Library) This page was last edited on 11 February 2024, at 17:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Victoria (or Nike) on a fresco from Pompeii, Neronian era. In ancient Roman religion Victoria was the deified personification of victory. She first appeared during the first Punic War, seemingly as a Romanised re-naming of Nike, the goddess of victory associated with Rome's Greek allies in the Greek mainland and in Magna Graecia.
Victoria Romana (Hadrian's Library) Hadrian's Villa This page was last edited on 22 February 2022, at 11:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Victoria Romana (Hadrian's Library) Votive relief to Isis-Demeter, Dion; X. Xenokrateia Relief This page was last edited on 24 October 2017, at 03:19 (UTC). Text is ...
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.
Victoria Romana (Hadrian's Library) X. Xenokrateia Relief This page was last edited on 10 August 2024, at 12:44 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...