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The Life of Antinous

Antinous was born in a small town called Bithynium-Claudiopolis, in the northwest corner of Asia Minor, which we now call Turkey, in the year 111 A.D.

He was likely from a family of minor nobility or influence in the town. Antinous came from nowhere, but by the end of his short life, he was known all over the world. His name and image has survived through history because of the mysterious love that occurred between this strange, exotic young man, and his lover Hadrian, the ruler of the Roman Empire.

The details of Antinous's life are mostly unknown.

Antinous albania biography of barack

The exact year of his birth is unknown but the date is recorded as November 27th. He was repeatedly described as being an “Ephebe” at the time of his death which is a Greek term for a young man of about 18 years of age.
What he looked like is certain, based on hundreds of surviving sculptures, he was extraordinarily beautiful, a living god, a visible manifestation of divine perfection.

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