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Original name (until 117 ce): Publius Aelius Hadrianus Born: January 24, 76 ce Died: July 10, 138, Baiae [Baia], near Naples [Italy] (aged 62) Title / Office: emperor (117-138), Roman Empire consul (108-108), Roman Empire Founder: Antinoöpolis Role In: Bar Kokhba Revolt
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After Antinous was drowned while accompanying Hadrian up the Nile in ad 130 his name became surrounded by romantic legend, and the grief-stricken emperor commemorated him in lavish fashion. He founded a city called Antinoöpolis in Egypt (near the spot where Antinous had died), erected temples in his memory, and had him honoured in festivals.
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Antinoüs (born c. 110, Bithynium, Bithynia—died 130, near Besa, Egypt) homosexual lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian, deified by the emperor after his death in Egypt, where he drowned. Hadrian erected temples to him throughout the empire and founded a city, named Antinoöpolis, in his honour, near the place where he died.
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Hadrian founded the city of Antinoöpolis close to Antinous's place of death, which became a cultic centre for the worship of Osiris-Antinous. Hadrian also founded games in commemoration of Antinous to take place in both Antinoöpolis and Athens, with Antinous becoming a symbol of Hadrian's dreams of pan-Hellenism.
Hadrian, Antinous and Me Cambridge University Museums
A.15-1974. On display in room 117. Hadrian, who is commemorated on this gold aureus coin, was known as one of the 'Five Good Emperors' of ancient Rome, who maintained almost a century of peace for the empire. A patron of the arts and a lover of Hellenic culture, Hadrian's love for the Greek youth Antinous was commemorated by him in erotic.
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An exceptionally beautiful Greek youth, Antinous was a favorite of Roman Emperor Hadrian. Following the young man's mysterious death by drowning in the Nile River, Antinous was proclaimed a god, and portraits of him appeared across the Roman Empire.
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Feb 13, 2021 1 H adrian is considered one of the Five Good Roman Emperors by historians. In Roman history, he belongs to the group of elite emperors such as Trajan and Augustus. He was a good.
Hadrian and Antinous Their lives and Times by Michael Hone
Antinous (l. c. 110-130 CE) was a youth of Bithynia who became the beloved of the Roman emperor Hadrian (l. 76-138 CE, r. 117-138 CE) from around the age of 13 until his death at nearly 20. His year of birth is unknown as are any details of his life before he met Hadrian in 123 CE. All the ancient sources agree he was almost 20 when he drowned in the Nile River while accompanying Hadrian on a.
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In Hadrian and Antinous we'll investigate the difference between man-to-man relations in Rome and pederasty in Athens, and we'll learn why Antinous drowned and why he become, for the first time in history, the first boyfriend ever to be deified. Women are essential to our story but the ancient world was a man's world, as is ours, and Hadrian.
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Antinous and Hadrian are the most famous homosexual couple in Roman history. This is part of the Queer relationships collection. Although Hadrian was married, ancient sources reveal that he also had several homosexual relationships. Homosexual relationships were not considered unusual in ancient Rome.
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Hadrian founded the city of Antinoöpolis close to Antinous's place of death, which became a cultic centre for the worship of Osiris-Antinous. Hadrian also founded games in commemoration of Antinous to take place in both Antinoöpolis and Athens, with Antinous becoming a symbol of Hadrian's dreams of pan-Hellenism.
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Hadrian sanctioned a religious cult to worship the youth as a god and ordered statues made of the new deity in abundance. To thoroughly incorporate Antinous into Rome's pantheistic religion,.
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Most importantly, we know he was the lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian (reigned 117-138 CE), and that in 130 CE, he drowned in the Nile River under mysterious circumstances. After his death, Hadrian not only commissioned numerous statues of Antinous but founded a city in his name, Antinoupolis in Egypt. He even created a cult in his lover's honor.
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Hadrian founded the city of Antinoöpolis close to Antinous's place of death, which became a cultic centre for the worship of Osiris-Antinous. Hadrian also founded games in commemoration of Antinous to take place in both Antinoöpolis and Athens, with Antinous becoming a symbol of Hadrian's dreams of pan-Hellenism.
Hadrian, Antinous and Me Cambridge University Museums
The relationship between Hadrian and Antinous is, thus, not only seen as gay, but something to be aspired to. This deep romanticization of their relationship normalizes pederasty, embedding it into the queer identity. Looking back at pederasty and labelling it 'queer' eliminates the distance between the two and creates a space for pederasty.