18 February AD 121 – Titus Haterius Nepos, the prefect of Egypt, visits the Memnon Colossus followinghadrian.com/2021/02/18/1...

#EpigraphyTuesday - Inscription from the city of Thyatira celebrating Pergamon's achievement of becoming a neokoros (temple warden) for a second time, specifically for the imperial cult temple built for Trajan (Trajaneum). Dated AD 114, Upper Acropolis, Pergamon, Turkey.

#MosaicMonday - The Pegasus Mosaic at the Museum Hotel Antakya, dated to the 2nd century AD. It was discovered 8.5 meters beneath the surface during excavations for the hotel. At its centre is Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology, surrounded by panels depicting Apollo and the Nine Muses.

The Hadrianic Temple of Diktynna in Crete. followinghadrian.com/2017/06/11/t...

#RomanSiteSaturday - The Roman Theatre of Carthago Nova in modern-day Cartagena, Spain. The theatre was built between 5 and 1 BC, as evidenced by its dedication to Gaius and Lucius Caesar, grandsons of Augustus. It had a capacity of 7,000.

#FrescoFriday - Wall painting from Herodium depicting a sea view along with a bull, trees, a temple, a palm tree and a boat alluding to the conquest of Egypt by Augustus. Dated 20-15 BC. Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Two ancient Roman altars found near Edinburgh and acquired for the nation are set to go on public display for the first time as part of a new exhibition at the National Museums of Scotland (NMS). www.bbc.com/news/article...

The rebuilding of Cyrene by Hadrian in AD 118/9. followinghadrian.com/2018/11/05/t...

#MosaicMonday - Mosaic fragment with a representation of Tyche, the guardian goddess of the city of Scythopolis (Beit She'an). She is wearing the mural crown (corona muralis) and carrying a cornucopia filled with fruits. Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

#AncientSiteSunday - Beit She'an, also called Scythopolis/Nysa, is an ancient city in Galilee, where the Harod and Jordan valleys meet, 27 km south of the Sea of Galilee and 5 km east of the Jordan River. Its strategic position has influenced its history, making it an important archaeological site.

#OnThisDay in AD 62 (or 63), Pompeii was severely damaged by an earthquake. The event is commemorated in a bas-relief that decorated the lararium of the House of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus, showing the damage to the Temple of Jupiter and its statues during the earthquake.

Winter AD 122/3 – Hadrian stays in Tarraco and rebuilds the Temple of Augustus. followinghadrian.com/2023/01/23/w...

#ReliefWednesday - Nabataean relief of Atargatis, the Syrian goddess of fertility, depicted with her face covered with leaves and flowing hair. From the Temple of Khirbet et-Tannur, a hilltop sanctuary on the King’s Highway, 70 km north of Petra. Dated to the 1st half of the 2nd century AD.

[New post] Hegra followinghadrianphotography.com/2026/02/03/h...

#EpigraphyTuesday -Stone altar set up by Aurelius Gloriosus, an imperial freedman, who dedicated it to all immortal gods and goddesses, as well as to emperor Caracalla & his mother, Julia Domna. From the Roman Fort at Hegra (Saudi Arabia), the southernmost fort of the Roman Empire. Dated AD 213-217.

#TombTuesday - Qasr al Farid, also known as The Tomb of Lihyan Son of Kuza, is a 1st-century AD Nabataean tomb carved into a single huge rock in Hegra (Saudi Arabia), the southern capital of the Arabian Nabataean kingdom.

#MosaicMonday - The Shell Mosaic, a striking Roman floor panel from the Roman city of Verulamium in Britannia. It depicts a scallop shell and was designed to fit into a semicircular room, most probably the apse of an oecus, a hall for receiving guests. It is dated to around c. AD 150.

Happy February! The Kalends of February honoured Juno Sospita, the goddess who protected the Roman state. February was considered the month of purification rites. From 13 to 15, the Romans celebrated the Lupercalia, a festival intended to purify the city and promote fertility.

#OnThisDay in 9 BC, the Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace) in Rome is consecrated by Augustus. It had been commissioned by the Roman Senate four years earlier to celebrate Augustus' return to Rome after three years in Hispania and Gaul.

#FrescoFriday - Detail of a fresco from Narbo Martius (Narbonne) depicting a bust of Apollo wearing a laurel crown. Dated to the beginning of the 3rd century AD. Narbo Via Museum, France.

#ReliefWednesday - Relief from Praeneste, an ancient city in Latium, depicting a scene from Trajan's posthumous Parthian triumph. Trajan’s triumph and the official ceremony of his apotheosis occurred after the return of Hadrian to Rome in July AD 118. National Archaeological Museum of Palestrina.

Today marks the 1928th anniversary of Trajan's accession to the imperial throne. #OnThisDay in AD 98, Trajan became the 13th Emperor of Rome in Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium after receiving the news of Nerva's death from none other than his future successor, Hadrian.

Greece Recommissions Emperor Hadrian’s Aqueduct to Address Water Shortages. greekreporter.com/2026/01/27/g...

#EpigraphyTuesday - Fragment of a statue base of white marble with an honorific inscription for Hadrian hailed as saviour of the world. From Kibyra, Lycia, Asia Minor. (IK Kibyra 10) Αὐτοκράτορα [Τραια]- νὸν Ἁδρια[νὸν Καίσα]- ρα Σεβαστόν, εὐε̣[ρ]- γέτην καὶ σωτ[ῆρα] τοῦ κόσμου.

#Onthisday in AD 98, Nerva died, leaving the Empire to Trajan. Hadrian, hearing this, travelled from Mogontiacum to Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium to inform Trajan, governor of Germania Inferior, that he was now emperor. Hadrian was a military tribune at Mogontiacum with Legio XXII Primigenia.

Greece Recommissions Emperor Hadrian’s Aqueduct to Address Water Shortages. greekreporter.com/2026/01/27/g...

The Crouching Venus, a Hadrianic copy of a Greek original sculpted by Doidalsas in the mid-3rd century BC. The statue stood in the so-called Heliocaminus Baths at Villa Adriana (Hadrian's Villa) in Tivoli. Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. followinghadrian.com/2014/03/12/a...

#MosaicMonday - Black-and-white mosaic floor depicting a stork advancing towards a snake, from the caldarium of Villa della Pisanella at Boscoreale. Dated to the third quarter of the 1st century AD. Antiquarium of Boscoreale, Italy.

#AncientSiteSunday - Chogha Zanbil, a magnificent, 3300-year-old Elamite complex located in the Khuzestan province of western Iran. The principal element of this complex is an enormous brick ziggurat, a large stepped pyramidal temple dedicated to the Elamite divinity Inshushinak.

Newcastle Castle, built on the site of the Roman fort of Pons Aelius that overlooked the bridge of the same name, which was named after Hadrian, celebrated Hadrian's 1950th birthday yesterday! 🎂#Hadrian1950 www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/castle-thr...

In keeping with tradition, I baked Hadrian a birthday cake. 🎂 This year, I chose Cato’s recipe for savillum (a kind of cheesecake), one of my favourite sweet cakes from antiquity. #Hadrian1950

Hadrian's Travels www.worldhistory.org/article/1892...

Five years ago, I was invited to write an essay about my Following Hadrian project for the Studies in Late Antiquity journal (SLA, University of California Press). #Hadrian1900 #Hadrian1950 👉 followinghadrian.com/about-me/ess...

Happy 1950th birthday, Hadrian! 🎂 #Hadrian1950 followinghadrian.com/2026/01/24/f...

Hadrian’s Villa and its Treasures antigonejournal.com/2024/06/hadr...

#RomanSiteSaturday - The Maritime Theatre at Hadrian's Villa, a 35-room complex built on a circular island surrounded by a moat. It is generally thought to have been intended for Hadrian’s personal use. Two bedrooms served as living spaces, with a third probably for studying and dining.

24 January AD 126 – A small Serapeum is consecrated in Thebes to Hadrian on his 50th birthday #Hadrian1900 followinghadrian.com/2026/01/24/2...

Happy Birthday to Hadrian, born #OnThisDay in AD 76! 🎉🎂 1900 years ago, Hadrian likely celebrated his 50th birthday at his villa in Tivoli or Rome. After returning to Italy in May AD 125 from extensive travel, he settled at his villa until AD 128, when he left on his second journey. #Hadrian1950

Tomorrow is Hadrian's 1950th birthday! 🎉🎂 #Hadrian1950. Here are 13 wonderful years of celebration.

#ReliefWednesday - Limestone reliefs from the base of the Heroon, located at the northwest corner of the Upper Agora at Sagalassos and dated to Augustus' reign. The frieze depicts 14 dancing girls in long, flowing garments, several of whom are holding musical instruments. Burdur Museum, Turkey.

[New post] Sagalassos followinghadrianphotography.com/2026/01/20/s...

#EpigraphyTuesday - Statue Base of Diva Marciana with bilingual dedication. From the triple arch commissioned by Plantia Magna around AD 121 in Perge, Pamphylia. Ulpia Marciana was the elder sister of Trajan and grandmother of Vibia Sabina, wife of Hadrian. After her death, her brother deified her.

Winter AD 121/2 – Hadrian inspects the northern frontiers: part 1 Germania Superior. followinghadrian.com/2021/11/03/w...

#MosaicMonday - Mosaic of the Three Graces, dated to the end of the 3rd century or the beginning of the 4th century AD. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona.

#AncientSiteSunday - Bishapur, a Sasanian city in the Fars region of Iran, located on the road that connected the Sasanian capitals of Istakhr and Ctesiphon. The site is known for its Sasanian-era bas-reliefs and the ruins of a royal city. followinghadrianphotography.com/2020/09/30/b...

#FrescoFriday - Fresco in the Fourth Pompeian Style depicting Selene and Endymion. From Herculaneum, dated AD 50-79. National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy.

[New post] Perge followinghadrianphotography.com/2026/01/15/p...

A new post on my FH Photography website is coming soon. Can you guess the archaeological site? followinghadrianphotography.com

#TombTuesday - The Tomb of Cyrus the Great, the final resting place of Cyrus II, first king of the Achaemenid Empire. It is located in Pasargadae, an archaeological site in Fars Province, Iran. The Tomb of Cyrus is believed to represent a Mesopotamian ziggurat with an Urartian-style cella on top.

Happy birthday, Lucius Aelius Caesar! 🎂 “He was a man of joyous life and well versed in letters, and he was endeared to Hadrian, as the malicious say, rather by his beauty than by his character.” Historia Augusta followinghadrian.com/2014/01/13/f...