Beloved and God : the story of Hadrian and Antinous
In October AD 130 a young man drowned mysteriously in the Nile. Within a few days he had become a god - the last god of the ancient world - and soon his cult rivalled Christianity. His name was Antinous, beloved of Hadrian and this book examines the mystery of his life and death.
Biographies
1 online resource (xix, 298 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates)
1255751545
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1984
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