Antinoos

Antinoos (or Antinous or Antinoo) was the love of Hadrian, Roman Emperor (117-138 BCE) He had Antinoos' likeness sculpted and delivered all over the Empire where it was to inspire the masses. Antinoos died in a tragic drowning in the Nile very young and was deified by Hadrian. Generations later, his likeness still inspires a small subset of the masses :)

Antinoos & Hadrian's world coincided with the Roman tendency to classicize its artworks in an attempt to present itself as the archetype. In expressing their personal vision of the emperor, the great artists of the age were united in their adaptation of classical models to the realities of their contemporary life. Antinous, was not only a beautiful youth from Bithynia but the beloved favourite of the Emperor. And after drowning in Egypt in 130, his image inspired artists to follow in the footsteps of the great Greek sculptors, Calamis, Phidias, and Praxiteles, reverting to the ancient figurative tradition in order to portray contemporary power in aesthetic, religious and philosophical terms. Perfect models were to be found in mythology, from which portraits of Antinous assumed the body and attitudes of heroes and deities, from the edge of India to the coast of Portugal.

We have links to Antinoos life, his likenesses around the world, the religious cult that is still practiced by a small group of folks and his place in Roman history. If you have additional Antinoos information or links, please feel free to pass them on!

Antinoos Links

A few places around the web with good Antinoos information

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Main Antinoos Site (in German): The mother of all Antinoos sites with many facets
Antinous the Living Religion: Site for the continous worship of Antinous - a few images of not so great quality and a few additional facts and links - Large link for the actual worship near the bottom of the page
Religion of Antinoos-Worship Site: Religion of Antinoos-Worship Site - created by Antonius Nikias Subia

Site includes liturgical calender, litanies, scriptures, and a small gallery
Last God of Rome - a term paper: Last God of Rome - a term paper by Delia Morgan - 2000
A nice basic overview of his life with Hadrian
Aedicula Antinoi: A branch church of the Antinoos Religion - extensive site with many links of text and images
by
Phillupi Doctoris
Antinous Site: Antinous site with a large bio - Andrea Marie Brokaw
Antinoos Forum: Antinoos Forum

For all of your current Antinoos chat
The Antinoen at Hadrian's Villa: This PDF document outlines the Antinoos shrine in Rome at Hadrian's Villa
Antinous on Roman Coins: Antinous on Roman Coins
Dr. Adam Carr's Antinoos Page: Dr. Adam Carr's Antinoos Page
not much text, but some images
Italian Wikipedia Antinoo Article: Italian Wikipedia Antinoo Article
Antinoo y la misteriosa pasión de un emperador: Huge site on Antinoos in Spanish
The Sacred Antinous: Sweeping historical fiction in the form of Sacred Texts for the living cult of Antinous.
Représentations d'Antinoüs: French Wikipedia Antinoos Page
ANTINOÜS, DE LA PIERRE À L'ÉCRITURE DE MÉMOIRES D'HADRIEN: Analysis of Marguerite Yourcenar's Antinoos book in French
Antinoos Flickr Group: Antinoos photos within Flickr - sculpture identification and discussions
Androphile's Antinoos Info: Brief overview of Antinoos information
L'Imperatore Adriano. Antinoo e l'arte: Italian site on Antinoos in art
La Morte di Antinoo - The Opera: La Morte di Antinoo
"Opera teatrale tragica in due atti"
di Ralph Lorbeer
con musiche originali di Mauro Maur
A Virtual Museum of Antinoos Portraits: And much Antinoos information besides - site is in German, English, Spanish & French

Antinoos in the News

Sunday Times Article on Antinoos & the Warren Cup:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ article/0,,22876-2172137.html

"Perfectly divine: Rome's gay pin up

His affair with an emperor turned Antinous into an icon, and his face is still with us, says Mark Irving . . ."

Antinous: The Face of the Antique, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds (www.henry-more-fdn.co.uk), May 25-Aug 27.

The Warren Cup, British Museum, Great Russell St, London WC1 (www.britishmuseum.ac.uk), May 11-Jul 2. An accompanying book is published by the British Museum Press, £5

Books on Antinoos & Hadrian via Amazon

Antinoos: Die archaologischen Denkmaler unter Einbeziehung des numismatischen und epigraphischen Materials sowie der literarischen Nachrichten : ein Beitrag ... der hadrianisch-fruhantoninischen Zeit

by Hugo Meyer

Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)

The young god, Antinous;: A study in portraiture,

Antinoos Books not on Amazon

'Die Bildnisse des Antinous: Ein Beitrag zur Porträtplastik unter Kaiser Hadrian'
by Christoph W. Clairmont (1966)
'Antinoos. Eine kunstarchäologische Untersuchung'
by L. Dietrichson (1884)
'Das Bildnis des Antinous'
by Erich Holm
'Antinoo: El Último Dios Del Mundo Clásico'
by Francisco De La Maza
'Antinoo: L'ultimo mito dell'antichità nella storia e nell'arte' by Raffaele Mambella,
Ed. Nuovi Autori, Milano (1995)
'Über den Antinous'
by Levezow (1808)
'Der Gemütsausdruck des Antinoos'
by Laban (1891)

Antinoos Flickr Pictures

And here's the link for the Flickr Antinoos Group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/antinous/

Vintage photo of Antinoos Bust by Mamluke

Louvre Museum - stand is from 1802

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Classical & Roman Links

Links not specifically about Antinoos necessarily, but containing information about his world, or about Rome or the life of Hadrian

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Perseus Digital Library: An enormous reference site on Greek and Roman history
Theoi Project: A comprehensive guide to the Gods (Theoi), Spirits (Daimones) and Monsters (Theres) of ancient Greek mythology and religion and in return Roman mythology & religion
Sacred Text Archive: Enormous site of world religious texts that includes texts from ancient Rome
Biblioteca Arcana: A wonderful site outlining and detailing ancient pagan (pre-christian) religious practices of the Mediterranean
Imperium Romanum: An online encyclopedia of Roman rulers and their families, including a page for Hadrian
Villa Adrianna: An informative and well-researched website in both Italian and English that explores in detail the art, architecture, and geography of Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli.
United Nations of Roma Victrix: United Nations of Roma Victrix represents the all encompassing power of Rome in the ancient world. United and Romanized, through conquest, or absorbed through its culture, Rome still stands today as a legacy to the achievement of mankind, and its failures
Red Rampant: The early Imperial Roman Army illustrated - RedRampant.com is a resource to the student of the ancient Roman military. It presents simplified articles which can then guide the visitor's research to more detailed sources
Nova Roma: Because ancient Rome stands as the bedrock of western civilization...

Because Roman Virtues mean more than Family Values...

Because the Gods of Roma are calling...
Ancient Worlds: An online community for lovers of ancient history.