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title: Portrait of Hadrian found in Athens
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1305/portrait-of-hadrian-found-in-athens/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Portrait of Hadrian found in Athens

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Portrait of Hadrian found in Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1305.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1305.jpg)

## Image Caption

Marble, colossal portrait head of the emperor [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/) (117-138 CE), found in [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/). From the Imperatori 32 portrait sculptural type. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).

## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/FollowingHadrian)
- [X/Twitter Profile](https://twitter.com/carolemadge)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2013, June 19). Portrait of Hadrian found in Athens. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1305/portrait-of-hadrian-found-in-athens/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Portrait of Hadrian found in Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 19, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1305/portrait-of-hadrian-found-in-athens/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Portrait of Hadrian found in Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Jun 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1305/portrait-of-hadrian-found-in-athens/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/5352535875/in/set-72157625142051610/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/5352535875/in/set-72157625142051610/) by **[Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato")**. Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 19 June 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.