Beloved and God: The Story of Hadrian and Antinous |
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incurred in front of the Libyan lion and , for the first and final time in his life , to achieve something of supreme significance , demanding ultimate courage , independently of Hadrian , on his own . Such a sacrifice also offered a ...
incurred in front of the Libyan lion and , for the first and final time in his life , to achieve something of supreme significance , demanding ultimate courage , independently of Hadrian , on his own . Such a sacrifice also offered a ...
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Contemplating this final , harrowing moment , the Emperor , having had long months to brood on his loss and to devise a new ecumenical cult for Antinous , may have interposed . He had claims over Antinous , who may have died for him ...
Contemplating this final , harrowing moment , the Emperor , having had long months to brood on his loss and to devise a new ecumenical cult for Antinous , may have interposed . He had claims over Antinous , who may have died for him ...
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For Hadrian , already disillusioned and despondent , this was a final blow . He was deeply affected , but went through the rituals of grief and commemoration as if he were mourning Antinous yet again . 44 45 The adoption of Commodus had ...
For Hadrian , already disillusioned and despondent , this was a final blow . He was deeply affected , but went through the rituals of grief and commemoration as if he were mourning Antinous yet again . 44 45 The adoption of Commodus had ...
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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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