Category: Mysia

Asia, Cyzicus, Hadrian1900, Mysia, Troad, Troy, Turkey

Summer AD 124 – Hadrian tours Asia (part 1), visits Cyzicus and Troy and hunts a she-bear (#Hadrian1900)

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In the late spring of AD 124, Hadrian departed from Thrace (see here) and travelled back to Asia Minor, this time to the Roman province of Asia. He was accompanied by the sophist Polemon (Marcus Antonius Polemo) and his "soldiers and carriages." The imperial party's first destination was the peninsula of Cyzicus on the southern… Continue reading Summer AD 124 – Hadrian tours Asia (part 1), visits Cyzicus and Troy and hunts a she-bear (#Hadrian1900)

Exhibition, Mysia, Turkey

Exhibition: Pergamon 360° Panorama, the ancient city as it looked during the time of Hadrian

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The spectacular Pergamon Panorama exhibition, currently hosted by the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, takes visitors to the ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Asia Minor as it existed in AD 129. It depicts the Roman era under Hadrian, who spent some time in the city. The Panorama was developed in 2011 by the artist and… Continue reading Exhibition: Pergamon 360° Panorama, the ancient city as it looked during the time of Hadrian