Antinous was the 19yo, constant companion and lover of the Emperor Hadrian. The Roman people and the Ancient World celebrated their love. Antinous was sailing on the river Nile when he fell in and drowned.
Emperor Hadrian was so over come with grief that he built hundreds of statues of his 19yo lover and put them on display all over the Roman Empire.
Emperor Hadrian was so over come with grief that he built hundreds of statues of his 19yo lover and put them on display all over the Roman Empire.
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