Afterward, Hadrian, Antinous, and the rest of the emperor’s party made their way to Heliopolis near the Nile River. There, Hadrian purportedly consulted a priest named Pachrates about his illness.

By the time Antinous was about 18, and Hadrian was in his early fifties, the pair were inseparable. Romantic relationships between younger and older men had been socially accepted in ancient Greece .

Hadrian immediately established a cult of worship, defying his own senate to declare Antinous a god. Since the deification of humans was typically reserved for imperial families, this unorthodox ...

Antinous, in devotion to emperor Hadrian, gave the deep waters of the flooding Nile his youth, beauty, and life. So doing, Antinous joined those pre-Christian gods who provided atonement and ...

It was the book Hadrian’s Memoirs, by Marguerite Yourcenar that would eventually, many years later, bring me to Rome. ... Hadrian & Antinous: A Roman Love Affair - John L. Silva - ...

The constellation of Antinous on John Flamsteed’s map (1776). Credit: MJ Fortin / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons This placement was no casual choice by the emperor. Hadrian, perhaps influenced by ...

Gus Van Sant has come on board psychosexual thriller 'Antinous,' a modern-day take on the life of Antinous, the lover of Roman emperor Hadrian.

Filmmaker Gus Van Sant, best known for Oscar winners “Good Will Hunting” and “Milk,” has come on board to back psychosexual thriller "Antinous," a modern-day drama inspired by the life and ...