Hadrian

Rome's 2,000-year-old Pantheon started charging for entrance on July 3, with tourists paying 5 euros ($5) to see Italy's most visited cultural site.

The building, one of the city's oldest and best loved, is currently a consecrated church and part of the proceeds from ticket sales will go towards the diocese of Rome, while the rest will go to the culture ministry.

A tomb estimated to be 2,400-year-old has come to light in the southwestern province of Muğla's Milas district.

After a citizen noticed a large stone while digging a field some 30 inches below the ground, he realized it was a historical relic and notified the Milas Museum Directorate.

Claimed to be the place where the first horse races were organized in the world and known as the Las Vegas of the period with its entertainment centers, the ancient city of Alabanda in western Turkey is waiting to welcome visitors.

Artifacts unearthed during excavations at the ancient city of Sagalassos in the southern province of Burdur's Ağlasun district and put on display at the Burdur Archaeology Museum draw thousands of visitors every year.

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Artifacts unearthed during excavations at the ancient city of Sagalassos in the southern province of Burdur's Ağlasun district and put on display at the Burdur Archaeology Museum draw thousands of visitors every year.

The statue of a Roman emperor, which was found during archaeological excavations in Laodicea ancient city in the western province of Denizli last year, will be put on display at the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum soon.

The statue is a one and only in the world in terms of its symbols and features.

Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria, is getting ready to cement its status on the European city break circuit as one of two European capitals of culture for 2019, according to CNN.  (The other is the rocky city of Matera, Italy.)

Emperor, philhellene, globe-trotter and superstar, a fan of the arts who nonetheless liked to live modestly, spending a lot of time with his soldiers, Hadrian (AD 76-138) was without doubt a restless spirit and a multifaceted personality who is seen as an instrumental factor in the osmosis between the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.

The central district of Muratpaşa in the southern province of Antalya has planned a renovation project for a landscaped area at Hadrian's Gate, known as the "Three Doors," which sits between the walls surrounding the city's historic Kaleiçi neighborhood.

A historic bridge in the southern province of Adana, which was built in 384 by Emperor Hadrian in the Roman era, has been graffitied by unidentified people. 

The bridge, literally translated to "stone bridge," is considered one of the oldest bridges in the world.