Beloved and God: The Story of Hadrian and Antinous |
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He loves the horses of Thessaly and , after his own youth has been broken in like a colt's , he practises in peace the arts of war , throwing javelins and hurling spears with unerring aim . Next come the games of the palaestra ...
He loves the horses of Thessaly and , after his own youth has been broken in like a colt's , he practises in peace the arts of war , throwing javelins and hurling spears with unerring aim . Next come the games of the palaestra ...
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22 Sextus Aurelius Victor refers to ' malevolent rumours ' that Hadrian committed sexual violations on youths.23 Marcus Aurelius , writing in praise of his adoptive father Antoninus Pius in about 170 ad , commends his efforts to stop ...
22 Sextus Aurelius Victor refers to ' malevolent rumours ' that Hadrian committed sexual violations on youths.23 Marcus Aurelius , writing in praise of his adoptive father Antoninus Pius in about 170 ad , commends his efforts to stop ...
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Arrian , in that interpolation into his Black Sea narrative which does seem to refer to the affair , declares that Achilles died ' in the flower of his youth ' and was notable for the ' force and constancy of his love ' such that ' he ...
Arrian , in that interpolation into his Black Sea narrative which does seem to refer to the affair , declares that Achilles died ' in the flower of his youth ' and was notable for the ' force and constancy of his love ' such that ' he ...
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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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