{"id":691,"date":"2019-10-30T15:09:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T19:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/?page_id=691"},"modified":"2026-07-31T00:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:30:32","slug":"arch-of-hadrian","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/greece\/athens\/arch-of-hadrian\/","title":{"rendered":"Arch of Hadrian"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"691\" class=\"elementor elementor-691\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-wq43vlh elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"wq43vlh\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-gugdyw3\" data-id=\"gugdyw3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-pmzyzy6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"pmzyzy6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Arch of Hadrian lies in a direct line between the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Dipylon Gate in the Keramikos, through which the Sacred Way winds up to the Acropolis. The Arch was built by the Athenians to honor Hadrian, a great benefactor of their city. It marks the spot where the ancient classical city ends and the new city of Hadrian (2nd century AD) begins. To mark the distinction between the old and the new, the inscription on the western side reads, &#8220;This is Athens, the ancient city of Theseus.&#8221; The inscription on the eastern side reads, &#8220;This is the city of Hadrian, not of Theseus.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8z308jo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8z308jo\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/9802BIG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1419\" alt=\"More fruits, Aegina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/9802BIG.jpg 603w, 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