Antinous

Antinous drowned during Hadrian's tour of Egypt. Ancient historians describe Hadrian as distrort when he heard the news.

Antinoos/Antinous was the lover of the Emperor Hadrian who is better known in the UK for building a wall across the north of the country than for his homosexual tendencies. Hadrian had Antinoos deified, created a religious cult to his memory which was such a threat to the Christian church in Egypt that it was attacked in the letters of many of the Early Christian writers. Hadrian also created a ci

15/05/2026

Hardly anything left of Hadrian’s private temple to Antinous at the Villa Adriana. Wonderful 3D reconstruction see comments

15/05/2026

Thundery afternoon wandering around the ruins of Hadrian’s villa. His private apartments on an artifical island must have been wonderful.

10/05/2026

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A Portrait of Antinous, In Two Parts | The Art Institute of Chicago

19/04/2026

https://www.artic.edu/playlists/37/videos/7/a-portrait-of-antinous-in-two-parts

A Portrait of Antinous, In Two Parts | The Art Institute of Chicago An international collaboration among the Art Institute of Chicago, the Palazzo Altemps Museum in Rome, and the University of Chicago uses new technologies to make an improbable discovery about two statues from the 2nd century AD.

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03/02/2026

Antunous and the British Museum

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The Obelisk and Tomb of Antinous | The Past

17/10/2025

https://the-past.com/feature/the-obelisk-and-tomb-of-antinous/

The Obelisk and Tomb of Antinous | The Past Barbara G*i explores the history of this important monument and the clues that might lead to the location of Antinous’ tomb.

16/07/2025

The Munich Antinous

Appeal for information after statues stolen from Iford Manor

21/06/2025

Antinous statue stolen from Iford manor

Appeal for information after statues stolen from Iford Manor We have launched an investigation after several statues were stolen from Iford Manor, near Bradford on Avon.