🪷 10 Oct is #WorldDogDay 🐕: In October 130 AD, #Antinous and #Hadrian visited #Mennefer / Memphis Egypt. They must have seen the #Anubieion Temple of #Anubis at Saqqara. Archaeologists have found 9 million dog mummies there. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/08/nine... #internationaldogday 🐕🪷

🪷 10 Oct is the feast of #Isis / #Aset going forth and also Sophia goddess of Wisdom. #Antinous and #Hadrian were in Egypt in October 130 AD and probably saw or even participated in this feast. This is the feast during which you Seek your Inner Divine Wisdom. #EgyptianOccult 🪷

🪷 The 1st Monday in October is #WorldArchitectureDay! #Hadrian designed the #Pantheon so it would cast sunlight on him as he entered its doors at the #Solstice and #Equinox. He and #Antinous could stand under the oculus eye of the cosmos: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/10/on-w... #ArchitectureDay 🪷

🪷 #Hadrian mourning #Antinous by digital artist @scribl1ta. More here: scribl1ta.carrd.co 🪷

A #mosaicmonday from the House of the Birds at the ancient roman site of Itálica - birthplace of the Emperor Hadrian. Particularly loving the proud peacock second from bottom, strutting confidently into the week 🦚.

#archeology #classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky #hadrian
#ancientrome

Curious about what the Roman Emperor #Hadrian did to earn that fancy monumental arch in Athens? Wonder no more! In our new episode, we talk about Hadrian’s love for #Athens…

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Curious about what the Roman Emperor #Hadrian did to earn that fancy monumental arch in Athens? Wonder no more! In our new episode, we talk about Hadrian’s love for #Athens…

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🪷 On October 1st, 2017: The first same-sex weddings were held in Germany under a historic marriage equality law. Berlin's #AltesMuseum houses several #Antinous sculptures, including the Polignac bust (left), the Polignac spear carrier, #Hadrian and Empress Sabina (right). #Ehefüralle ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈 🪷

Some good news!😊🌱🌳
#Hadrian’sWall
#SycamoreGapTree

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🪷 #Mars is now in #Leo the Lion until 25 Nov, energizing you to do the impossible. #Antinous Lion art by #AndrewPrior. We are inspired by the spiritual mysteries of the Lion Hunt of #Hadrian and #Antinoos in Egypt in 130 AD when they slew a lion. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/09/astr... 🪷

🪷 #AugustusCaesar born 23 Sept 63 BC, died 19 Aug 14 AD. He's the centerpiece at Berlin's #AltesMuseum. #Antinous & #Hadrian are side-by-side (far right). Augustus points to the Antonine Dynasty (left). Where would any of them have been had it not been for Caesar Augustus? 🪷

🪷 At the #Equinox we recall the night in autumn 129 AD when lightning hit a mountaintop altar on Mt. #Casius in Syria, killing a priest and sacrificial animal, narrowly missing #Antinous and #Hadrian. Was it an omen? #Antinoos died a year later. Read: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/09/anti... 🪷

🪷 #Hadrian designed the #Pantheon to cast sunlight on him (and Antinous!) at the #Solstice & #Equinox. The September Equinox is 00:05 UTC 23 Sept. Autumn Equinox in Northern Hemisphere. Spring Equinox in Southern Hemisphere. Wherever you live, #Antinous loves and blesses you! 🪷

🪷 20 Sept is the feast day of St. Eustace, Christian saint linked to #Hadrian. Hunting at Tivoli in Hadrian's reign, he saw a crucifix in a stag's antlers. Patron of hunters, firefighters. His deer is on Jägermeister bottle labels. Read the full story: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... 🪷

🪷 Antinous would be forgotten save for him: Emperor #AntoninusPius was born 19 Sept 86 AD. He piously, diligently and faithfully carried out predecessor #Hadrian's wishes to enable religion of #Antinous to grow and flourish throughout the Roman Empire: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... 🪷

In 138 CE, Hadrian finally settles the matter: he adopts Antoninus Pius, a senator who's been around and has no appetite for military campaigns. Rome isn't looking for another fighter; it's looking for calm. #History #RomanEmpire #Hadrian

🪷 Emperor Trajan (born 18 Sept 53 AD - died 8 Aug 117 AD) became emperor on 28 Jan 98 AD upon the death of #Nerva 27 Jan. Without #Trajan and his wife #Plotina, #Hadrian might not have become Emperor nor #Antinous a god, the last Classical deity. 🪷

🪷 Born 17 Sept 1856: French Egyptologist #AlbertGayet found fabulous caches of mummies at the city #Hadrian founded on the Nile where #Antinous died. #Antinoopolis / #Fayoum mummy shrouds & face plates influenced Parisian fashion: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/09/fren... 🪷

🪷 Only known painted portrait of #Antinous. Hovering over shoulder at left. Mummy portrait from #Antinoopolis shows 2 "brothers" - or lovers? Born 17 Sept 1856: French Egyptologist #AlbertGayet found caches of mummies at the city #Hadrian founded on Nile where #Antinous died. 🪷

🪷 17 Sept is #NationalPetBirdDay: In the Marguerite #Yourcenar novel "Hadrian's Memoirs" #Antinous has a beloved falcon on his fateful tour of Egypt with #Hadrian in 130 AD. The pet bird plays a key role in a witch's spell to prolong the Emperor's life: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/08/anti... 🪷