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
xix, 298 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
9781857999440, 1857999444
41306341
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1984