🪷 The hidden love of #Hadrian and #Antinous, oil painting by Bruno Surdo, @brunoanthonysurdo via Instagram. 🪷

🪷 #Hadrian and #Antinous vases by Australian-British artist, writer and curator Andrew Nicholls in collaboration with Huang Fei. Visit the website: www.andrewnicholls.com.au 🪷

Did you know that emperor #Hadrian had a #gay lover? He was so smitten with Antinous that when he passed away, Hadrian even deified him.

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#LGBTHistory #HistoryNerd #Hadrianswall

🪷 Without #Trajan 's wife #Plotina, #Hadrian may not have become Emperor, nor #Antinous a god. Thanks to Plotina's tutelage, Hadrian was well-equipped to become Emperor. We honor her at the #Virgo #NewMoon and seek her guidance in our lives: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... 🪷

👑 Hadrian & Antinous – Love and Apotheosis in the Roman Empire 🌿

📺🎶 Watch the 14:02 HD film: www.deviantart.com/planet-gay-c...

🏛️ Hadrian & Antinous – Love and Deification in the Age of the Pax Romana

In the 2nd century AD, at the Pax Romana

#Hadrian #Antinous #gayfilm #LoveIsLove

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The stereotype of #Scotland is that no #Romans were there, & the Roman empire ended at #Hadrian'sWall which is in #England.
#AntonineWall

🪷 #WorldBeardDay After #Hadrian made beards fashionable, his chosen heirs all had beards: #LuciusAelius, #AntoninusPius, #LuciusVerus, #MarcusAurelius and #Commodus. The first Saturday of September is World Beard Day. #BeardDay 🪷

🪷 #WorldBeardDay: Hand-picked by #Hadrian as successor, #AntoninusPius lavished vast sums on #Antinous art and temples. When bearded #Hadrian became emperor of Rome, every style-conscious man in Rome had a beard. The first Saturday of September is World Beard Day #BeardDay 🪷