Beloved and God: The Story of Hadrian and Antinous |
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There can be no doubt of the genuineness of his concern for the humble , whether slaves , tenants or common soldiers . His attendants loved him if no one else did - as the obelisk on the Pincio boasts and Marcus Aurelius sourly had to ...
There can be no doubt of the genuineness of his concern for the humble , whether slaves , tenants or common soldiers . His attendants loved him if no one else did - as the obelisk on the Pincio boasts and Marcus Aurelius sourly had to ...
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There can be no doubt that , like the great lovers of five hundred years before , and in accordance with some mystical yearnings in his nature , Hadrian discerned elements of the divine in his beloved in his lifetime and this was no ...
There can be no doubt that , like the great lovers of five hundred years before , and in accordance with some mystical yearnings in his nature , Hadrian discerned elements of the divine in his beloved in his lifetime and this was no ...
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54 There can be little doubt that this denigration of Antinous had some impact on his more credulous believers who , like Serapamon the lover , began to see in him a daemon of magic , albeit benevolent , rather than of spiritual power .
54 There can be little doubt that this denigration of Antinous had some impact on his more credulous believers who , like Serapamon the lover , began to see in him a daemon of magic , albeit benevolent , rather than of spiritual power .
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Scandal of the centuries | 1 |
Antinous the young Greek c 11023 | 15 |
Hadrian the Roman Emperor 76123 | 33 |
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