Ancient Greece

Product Code: 6001
Availability: In Stock
Weight: 70.00g
Dimensions: 4.50cm x 5.50cm

Price: 9.70‎€

Hadrian's gate (or Hadrian's Arch), is a monumental gate that resembles - according to some views - a Roman triumphal arch. It covered an ancient road from the center of Athens, to a complex of settlements on the east side of the city, which included the Temple of Olympian Zeus. It was thought that this gate was built to celebrate the arrival (adventus) of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and to be honored for his many benefactions to the city, on the occasion of the dedication of an adjacent temple in 131 to 132 m.Allah. It is not certain who commissioned the construction of the gate, although it is possible that citizens of Athens or other Greeks were responsible for its construction and design. There were two inscriptions on the gate, in opposite directions, which anointed Theseus and Hadrian as the founders of Athens. Although it is clear that the inscriptions honored Hadrian, it remains uncertain whether they refer to the city as one or whether they divide the city into two parts (the old and the new). The original idea, however, that the gate stood upon the ancient city wall, and separated the old with the new parts of the city, has been proved to be erroneous by additional excavations. The gate is located 325 m. southeast of the Acropolis.

Handmade brass sculpture, with Quality Guarantee.
Traditionally made by the method of casting metal and by oxidation similar to the museum.

The products are handmade and for their production it takes 5-7 days.

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