A Dedication ‘to the Olympian Gods’ for Hadrian’s <italic>Sōtēria</italic>: Saluting the Emperor’s Rural Passage through <italic>Syria-Palestina</italic>.

An unpublished squeeze from the collection of the École biblique, recording a dedication to the ‘Olympian Gods’ for Hadrian's <italic>sōtēria</italic>, is here presented in conversation with two closely related inscriptions, recently identified as fakes. The authenticity and provenance of the new object are carefully analysed and discussed and a conclusion cautiously in favour of its genuine antiquity is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]