Hadrian's Villa
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Hadrian's Villa was a monumental villa or palace complex built around AD 120 by emperor Hadrian near Tivoli, about 20 km from Rome. Its remains are now included in a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A model of Hadrian's Villa
The villa's recreation area known as Canopus, as seen from the temple of Serapis
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
Hadrian's Villa
…original location of the Antinous Obelisk which is now located on the Pincian Hill in Rome. Some scholars have argued that this evidence is proof of Antinous’s tomb being located on the villa while others argue that the area was a highly Egyptianised nympheum. The Antinoeion is just one example of Egyptianisation…
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