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Division B: The city of Hadrian and the district of the Ilissus, from the Serapeion to the stadion
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DIV. B
passed it by. Its architecture is so inferior to that of the known
buildings of Hadrian, that it seems likely it was not built by him
at all, but by some successor or admirer. Formerly it was sup-
posed that this arch served as gateway to the peribolos of the
temple, but its orientation is quite independent, and moreover, as
has been noted above, the true Propylaea has been discovered.
FIG. 5.—VIEW OF LANDMARK OF HADRIAN.
The building seems to have served no other purpose than that of
a sort of triumphal landmark. The architrave on both sides is
inscribed. On the side towards the Acropolis the inscription
reads, “ This is Athens, the former city of Theseus ” (αί'δ’ eicr’
’A(A/vat Θησέως η ττρϊ,ν πάλι?); on the side towards the Olympieion,
“ This is the city of Hadrian and not of Theseus ” (αί'δ’ ei'cr’
MYTHOLOGY AND MONUMENTS
DIV. B
passed it by. Its architecture is so inferior to that of the known
buildings of Hadrian, that it seems likely it was not built by him
at all, but by some successor or admirer. Formerly it was sup-
posed that this arch served as gateway to the peribolos of the
temple, but its orientation is quite independent, and moreover, as
has been noted above, the true Propylaea has been discovered.
FIG. 5.—VIEW OF LANDMARK OF HADRIAN.
The building seems to have served no other purpose than that of
a sort of triumphal landmark. The architrave on both sides is
inscribed. On the side towards the Acropolis the inscription
reads, “ This is Athens, the former city of Theseus ” (αί'δ’ eicr’
’A(A/vat Θησέως η ττρϊ,ν πάλι?); on the side towards the Olympieion,
“ This is the city of Hadrian and not of Theseus ” (αί'δ’ ei'cr’