He had become the favourite of Hadrian by 128, when he was taken on a tour of the Roman Empire as part of Hadrian's personal retinue. He was probably introduced to Hadrian in 123, before being taken to Italy for a higher education. Little is known of Antinous's life, although it is known that he was born in Claudiopolis (present day Bolu, Turkey), in the Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus.
After his premature death before his twentieth birthday, Antinous was deified on Hadrian's orders, being worshipped in both the Greek East and Latin West, sometimes as a god ( θεός, theós) and sometimes merely as a hero ( ἥρως, hḗrōs). 111 – before 30 October 130 ) was a Greek youth from Bithynia and a favourite beloved of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Heliopolis, River Nile, Ancient Egypt (now Egypt)Īntinous or Antinoös ( / æ n ˈ t ɪ n oʊ ʌ s/ Greek: Ἀντίνοος 27 November, c.
Bust of Antinous from Patras, ( National Archaeological Museum, Athens)Ĭlaudiopolis, Bithynia, Roman Empire (now Bolu, Turkey)
