Antinous and Hadrian - The Love Between God and Emperor - The Love Between Two Men

Antinous was the lover and beloved of Roman Emperor Hadrian between 123AD and 130AD. Hadrian and Antinous spent much of their time together at Hadrian's Villa Tivoli, roughly 30km outside of Rome. Theirs was one of the great love stories of all time. While on a trip to Egypt in 130AD, Antinous drowned in the Nile River. Hadrian was devastated and never emotionally recovered the loss of his lover until his own death in 138AD. Hadrian declared Antinous a God. Temples were built in his honor in Egypt and throughout the Roman Empire. Thousands of statues and busts were made of his likeness that survive today. The city of Antinopolis was built on the Nile near the place of his death and the Antinoan athletic games were held in his honor for almost 500 years.

The worship of the God Antinous, as the God of Gays, continues today in the modern world. Additional information on the God Antinous may be found at:

http://www.sacredantinous.com/Home.html
http://www.antinopolis.org/
http://ladyhedgehog.hedgie.com/antino...

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[HistoryLover1550]

Lovely video! The story of Hadrian and Antinous is a sweet and sad one.

[EROSGODOFGAYS]

@HistoryLover1550 It is actually the greatest love story of human history .... the love between a Roman Emperor and a God!

[HistoryLover1550]

@EROSGODOFGAYS I know.

[EROSGODOFGAYS]

@HistoryLover1550 I hope you will accept my friend invite!

[lebarosky]

Achilles and Patroclus. Harmodios and Aristogeiton. The Sacred Band of Thebes. This thing was a huge trope in the ancient Hellenic tradition. Unlike all other forms of erotic love, it entails, potentially, another incredibly strong bond: that of brothers in arms. Mirrored by legends of the Amazons.

[EROSGODOFGAYS]

@lebarosky Spartan youths and men lived almost exclusively together until the man reached the age of 25 to 30 and was then obligated to take a wife and have children to add to the population. But even after marriage, a man could still choose to live with his male lover. Before going into battle, Spartan men would sacrifice to Eros Protogonus, the first born of all ancient Greek Gods, praying to spend eternity together should they die in battle. It was actually marriage of the highest honor.

[xadam2dudex]

don't forget Alexander the great and Hephaestion.. the funeral for Hephaestion cost 150 million british pounds in todays money

[yangshivar]

Don't forget ZEUS and GANYMEDE, APOLLO and CYPARISSOS or HYACINTOS... Even the gods were an example...

[nickwallacesmith]

love this video - i've seen the sculpture of Antinous in the archaeological museum in Olympia - the most beatiful representation i think. cheers

[nicksynnz]

Beautiful.

[HistoryLover1550]

@EROSGODOFGAYS I did.

[Armboy100]

@ozgayforyuz It's not because of their orientation; it's because of homophobia and ignorance, because of the way they are treated.

The same way, an Afroamerican isn't suffering because of his skin color, but because of xenophobia and racism.