Antinous
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Antinous, also called Antinoös, was a Greek youth from Bithynia, a favourite and lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Following his premature death before his 20th birthday, Antinous was deified on Had
Bust of Antinous-Dionysus (Hermitage Museum)
Head of Antinous found at Hadrian's Villa, dating from A.D. 130–138 , now at the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy
British Museum busts of Hadrian (left) and Antinous (right), both part of the Townley Marbles
The tondo at left depicting Hadrian's lion hunt, accompanied by Antinous, on the Arch of Constantine in Rome
Bithynia
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Bithynia is a geographical region of northwestern Asia Minor, adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea. It borders Mysia to the southwest, Paphlagonia to the northeast along the B
Antinous
…Antinous, also called Antinoös, (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίνοος; c. 111 – c. 130) was a Greek youth from Bithynia, a favourite and lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Following his premature death before his 20th birthday, Antinous was deified on Hadrian's orders…
The Constantinople Gate in Nicaea