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Hadrian, son of Trajan. Gilded bronze letters from the gate of the emperor Hadrian at Antalya, south-west Turkey. Roman, AD 130. The gate, designed to look like a triumphal arch and still standing in the modern city, was built to mark the visit of the much-travelled emperor Hadrian (ruled AD 117-138). The letters spell 'Traiano' in Greek, the language of the eastern Roman empire. This was part of Hadrian's name, marking him out as the adopted son and heir of the preceding emperor Trajan.

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Hadrian, son of Trajan. Gilded bronze letters from the gate of the emperor Hadrian at Antalya, south-west Turkey. Roman, AD 130. The gate, designed to look like a triumphal arch and still standing in the modern city, was built to mark the visit of the much-travelled emperor Hadrian (ruled AD 117-138). The letters spell 'Traiano' in Greek, the language of the eastern Roman empire. This was part of Hadrian's name, marking him out as the adopted son and heir of the preceding emperor Trajan.