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Hadrian's Library was created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132 on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens. [1] [2]The building followed a typical Roman forum architectural style, having only one entrance with a propylon of Corinthian order, a high surrounding wall with protruding niches (oikoi, exedrae) at its long sides, an inner courtyard surrounded by columns and a decorative oblong ...
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 (132 A.D.) It was created by Roman Emperor Hadrian on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens. The library was seriously damaged by the Herulian invasion of 267 and repaired later. During Byzantine times, three churches were built at the site, the remains of which are preserved.
It was destroyed in 267 AD during the Heroulian invasion and in the 5th century it was incorporated into a large peristyle building. Hadrian's Library: Athens: Roman Greece: 267 Heruli: The library was seriously damaged by the Herulian invasion of 267 and repaired by the prefect Herculius in AD 407–412. Library of Antioch: Antioch: Seleucid ...
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The Arch of Hadrian (Greek: Αψίδα του Αδριανού, romanized: Apsida tou Adrianou), most commonly known in Greek as Hadrian's Gate (Greek: Πύλη του Αδριανού, romanized: Pyli tou Adrianou), is a monumental gateway resembling—in some respects—a Roman triumphal arch.
The Athenaeum was a school founded by the Emperor Hadrian for the promotion of literary and scientific studies (ingenuarum artium).The name "Athenaeum" came from the city of Athens, which was still regarded as the seat of intellectual refinement. [1]
The Roman Agora was built around 100 metres east of the original agora by Eucles of Marathon between 27 BC and 17 BC (or possibly in 10 BC), [1] using funds donated by Augustus, in fulfilment of a promise originally made by Julius Caesar in 51 BC. [2]