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Episode 6: Hadrian
Hadrian inherited the Roman Empire at its greatest extent and is regarded as one of Rome’s best emperors.
He also started a cult for his dead boyfriend that lasted 300 years.
Sources:
Scriptores Historiae Augustae. Historia Augusta.
Cassius, Dio. Roman History.
Duncan, Mike. History of Rome. ep. 82 “May His Bones Be Crushed”.
Livius.org. “Hadrian”.
Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. 1. New York, New York: The Heritage Press, 1946, p.59, note 26.
Examples of statuary - https://www.antinoos.info/antin4a.htm
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Hadrian inherited the Roman Empire at its greatest extent and is regarded as one of Rome’s best emperors.
He also started a cult for his dead boyfriend that lasted 300 years.
Sources:
Scriptores Historiae Augustae. Historia Augusta.
Cassius, Dio. Roman History.
Duncan, Mike. History of Rome. ep. 82 “May His Bones Be Crushed”.
Livius.org. “Hadrian”.
Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. 1. New York, New York: The Heritage Press, 1946, p.59, note 26.
Examples of statuary - https://www.antinoos.info/antin4a.htm
Patreon | Ko-Fi | Twitter | Facebook | E-mail us! [email protected]
Music: Cabaret by Kai Engel