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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

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.

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.

Gus Van Sant Boards Psychosexual Thriller ‘Antinous,’ Modern-Day Take on the Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover (EXCLUSIVE) 10/01/2025

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/gus-van-sant-antinous-stuart-sandford-emperor-hadrian-1236271556/

Gus Van Sant Boards Psychosexual Thriller ‘Antinous,’ Modern-Day Take on the Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover (EXCLUSIVE) 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.

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