Beloved and God: The Story of Hadrian and Antinous |
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Síða 133
In the end there is less evidence for or against the accidental explanation than for any other . Certainly there are other interpretations which better fit the known facts , other implications and psychological probabilities .
In the end there is less evidence for or against the accidental explanation than for any other . Certainly there are other interpretations which better fit the known facts , other implications and psychological probabilities .
Síða 135
Some historians have suggested vague political dangers : that Hadrian was grossly neglecting his Empire for the sake of Antinous , which was patently untrue ; or that there was seething unrest in Egypt for which there is no evidence ...
Some historians have suggested vague political dangers : that Hadrian was grossly neglecting his Empire for the sake of Antinous , which was patently untrue ; or that there was seething unrest in Egypt for which there is no evidence ...
Síða 185
Many of its booming cities have not been excavated enough to yield much evidence . Nevertheless , we know of twenty - seven of them where he was honoured . ? In the north , his proud birthplace , Bithynion , had the most vigorous cult ...
Many of its booming cities have not been excavated enough to yield much evidence . Nevertheless , we know of twenty - seven of them where he was honoured . ? In the north , his proud birthplace , Bithynion , had the most vigorous cult ...
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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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