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English: The Antonine inscription is placed upside-down by the relieving arch (above the lintel)[1] of the Double Gate, the Southern Wall. It came from the Roman statue of Emperor Antoninus Pius that the Bordeaux Pilgrim saw on the Temple Mount, Aelia Capitolina, in 333.
“For Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius, father of his country, pontifex, augur: [a statue was erected] by the decision of the decurions (city councillors) at public expense.”[2]
Latina: TITO AEL HADRIANO / ANTONINO AVG PIO / PP PONTIF AVGVR / EX D D P P.
= Tito Ael(io) Hadriano / Antonino Aug(usto) Pio / p(atri) p(atriae) pontif(ici) augur(i) / ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) p(ecunia) p(ublica).[3]
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Source Upside down inscription is from the Roman statue of Emperor Antoninus Pius that the Bordeaux Pilgrim recorded seeing when he was on the Temple Mount in 333 AD, Aelia Capitolina
Author Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Following Hadrian at https://www.flickr.com/photos/41523983@N08/15506487198. It was reviewed on 16 January 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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