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In Hadrian´s footsteps

Excavation of Hadrian´s head and other part of an imperial statue

by Andrea Schütze     |     09/13/2021

Though there were also other Roman emperors travelling through the empire, none is associated with travel as much as the adoptive emperor Hadrian.

Not different from our days when the President or Chancellor comes, the residents of a place felt very honored by the presence of the highest and most powerful man in the state or empire.

Inscriptions and statues provided memoria – a reminder of this event, which was extremely important for the people in antiquity.

It was the same in the early 2nd century when Emperor Hadrian stopped there on his inspection trips in today’s Aydin.

In his honor, a statue and probably an inscription was created in the aftermath of this visit. The statue – or rather parts of it – have now been excavated under the direction of Professor Ali Yalçın. This also includes a well-preserved head of the emperor. More findings are still exspected.

It is worth mentioning that the parts of the statue were not found in one place, but in different places.

After the excavations are complete, all artifacts will be exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Aydin.

More information can be found in the article in the Hürriyet Daily News …

Roman emperor’s statue discovered in Aydın

Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Alabanda in the western province of Aydın have brought to light the fragments of the statue of Roman Emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.

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