Hadrian's Arch (Gerasa)
The Hadrian's Arch in Jerash in present-day Jordan is a dreitoriger triumphal arch , the honor of Emperor Hadrian was built in 130th
The structure was erected on the occasion of Hadrian's visit to the city of Gerasa in winter 129/130 or spring 130. From 2005 to 2007 the approximately 37.45 m wide, 9.25 m deep and 21 m high arch was restored. A dedication inscription in Greek on a tabula ansata was attached to the arch of honor . It is called the 14th tribunicia potestas of the emperor and can therefore be dated to the year 130. The text occupies an area of 7.14 m by 1.03 m.
See also
- Hadrian's Arch for further triumphal and honorary arches of Hadrian
Web links
Commons : Arch of Hadrian in Gerasa - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Arch of Hadrian at Gerasa (129-130 CE). Judaism and Rome, accessed July 6, 2018 .
- ^ Charles B. Welles: The Inscriptions: Gerasa City of the Decapolis , American Schools of Oriental Research, New Haven 1938, pp. 401 f. No. 58; Inscription at packhum.org.
- ↑ Werner Eck : Judäa - Syria Palestine. A province's examination of Roman politics and culture (= Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism. Volume 157). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2014, pp. 83–91, for dating especially p. 83.
- ^ The inscription of the arch of Hadrian in Gerasa. Judaism and Rome, accessed July 6, 2018 .
Coordinates: 32 ° 16 ′ 20.2 " N , 35 ° 53 ′ 28.4" E