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title: Dedication to Hadrian by Legio X Fretensis
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14452/dedication-to-hadrian-by-legio-x-fretensis/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Dedication to Hadrian by Legio X Fretensis

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

## Image File

[![Dedication to Hadrian by Legio X Fretensis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14452.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14452.jpg)

## Image Caption

Inscription set up by the soldiers of [Legio X Fretensis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Legio_X_Fretensis/) to coincide with the official visit of [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/) to Aelia Capitolina in 130 CE. [Israel](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Israel/) Museum, [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/).

"To the Imperator [Caesar](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/caesar/) Traianus Hadrianus [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/), son of the deified Traianus Parthicus, grandson of the deified [Nerva](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nerva/), high priest, invested with the tribunician power for the fourteen time, [consul](https://www.worldhistory.org/Consul/) for the third time, father of the country \[dedicated by\] the Tenth Legion Fretensis (second hand) Antoniniana"

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## 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. (2021, August 20). Dedication to Hadrian by Legio X Fretensis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14452/dedication-to-hadrian-by-legio-x-fretensis/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Dedication to Hadrian by Legio X Fretensis." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 20, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14452/dedication-to-hadrian-by-legio-x-fretensis/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Dedication to Hadrian by Legio X Fretensis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Aug 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14452/dedication-to-hadrian-by-legio-x-fretensis/>.

## License & Copyright

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