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This is the story of the most famous gay couple in Roman history, the emperor Hadrian and his young lover.
Although perhaps better known for Hadrian's Wall, some ancient sources suggest that the emperor had several gay relationships before he met the handsome Antinous. For some years they travelled together across the Roman Empire, until on 30 October AD130 Antinous died suddenly and tragically by drowning in the River Nile. Hadrian was devastated, but did Antinous jump, did he fall, or was he pushed?
In this talk Dr Colin Penny reveals the story of their relationship, of Hadrian's obsession with him, along with how and why Antinous came to be worshipped as a god throughout the Roman world.
To celebrate Lancaster Pride.
Picture credit: Oil Study of Statue of Antinous' (detail), 1900, Robert Ernest McEune. © Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
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| Tickets | £5.00 per ticket |
Includes admission to the museum and a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit.
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