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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.
Adams has proposed that the inscriptions, rather than dividing Athens into an old city of Theseus and a new city of Hadrian (Hadrianopolis), claim the entire city as a refoundation by the emperor. [14] In this view, the inscriptions should be read: this is Athens, once the city of Theseus; this is the city of Hadrian, and not of Theseus.
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains (Roman Catholic) 39°06′14″N 84°31′09″W / 39.103858°N 84.519083°W / 39.103858; -84.519083 ( Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains (Cincinnati
Ohio, founded in 1816, is fondly called the Buckeye State after the Ohio Buckeye trees. Many charming towns that stand as a testament to Ohio's rich history are sprinkled throughout the state.
In 124–125 AD, when the Philhellene Hadrian visited Athens, a massive building programme was begun that included the completion of the Temple of Olympian Zeus. A walled marble-paved precinct was constructed around the temple, making it a central focus of the ancient city.
One of the seven Roman Catholic basilicas in Ohio, it is one of some 93 basilicas in the United States. It is the site of an annual pilgrimage of Roman Catholics (primarily from the Middle East) to mark the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, celebrated 15 August of every year. The basilica is designated as a shrine to Our Lady of Consolation.
Athens is a city and the county seat of Athens County, Ohio, United States.The population was 23,849 at the 2020 United States census. [5] Located along the Hocking River within Appalachian Ohio about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Columbus, Athens is best known as the home of Ohio University, a large public research university with an undergraduate and graduate enrollment of more than 21,000 ...
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between 27 BC and 17 BC (or possibly in 10 BC), [1] using funds donated by Augustus, in fulfilment of a promise originally made by Julius Caesar in 51 BC.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]