Temples of Hadrian, not Zeus

<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">The literary and epigraphical sources show that the great temples at Cyzicus, Smyrna, and Ephesus, which recently have been attributed to Zeus or Zeus as well as Hadrian, belonged to Hadrian alone, and so do not testify to a modest...

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Published in:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Main Author: Barbara Burrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2006-03-01
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/1801
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Summary:<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">The literary and epigraphical sources show that the great temples at Cyzicus, Smyrna, and Ephesus, which recently have been attributed to Zeus or Zeus as well as Hadrian, belonged to Hadrian alone, and so do not testify to a modest rejection of worship by him.</span>
ISSN:0017-3916
2159-3159