Visits the Colossi of Memnon
· Colossi of Memnon, Theban Necropolis, Luxor, Egypt
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. · file Hadrian visited the Colossi of Memnon near Thebes with his imperial party. Julia Balbilla’s inscribed poems commemorate the visits and the statue’s reputed song. Other evidence dates the visits specifically to 20 and 21 November; this card preserves the month precision stated in the quoted source.
