Antinous (l. c. 110-130 CE) was a youth of Bithynia who became the beloved of the Roman emperor Hadrian (l. 76-138 CE, r. 117-138 CE) from around the age of 13 until his death at nearly 20. His year of birth is unknown as are any details of his life before he met Hadrian in 123 CE.
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c. 110 CE - 130 CELife of Antinous, beloved of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, later deified and venerated as a god.
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123 CEHadrian and Antinous meet in Bithynia.
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125 CE - 130 CEHadrian and Antinous travel together through the Near East and down to Egypt.
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130 CEDeath of Antinous, Hadrian's beloved, in Egypt.
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c. 130 CEThe idealised colossal marble statue of Antinous is sculpted and his cult is founded
