On 25 August AD 117, two weeks after Hadrian's proclamation in Antioch, the new prefect of Egypt (Praefectus Aegypti), Quintus Rammius Martialis, issued a circular letter to the strategoi of the Egyptian districts (nomes) announcing Hadrian's accession to the imperial throne and instructing them to declare festivities for ten days. The document, written in Greek, has… Continue reading 25 August AD 117 – The announcement of Hadrian’s accession in Alexandria (#Hadrian1900)
