Hadrian & Antinous: Toxic Boyfriends of the Roman Empire (feat. Neil D'Astolfo)

Hadrian & Antinous: Toxic Boyfriends of the Roman Empire (feat. Neil D'Astolfo)

Is it toxic for a Roman emperor to steal a child from his home, give him all the riches of the world, groom him, and then maybe ask him to kill himself so that he can live?


That is what we seek to uncover.


The Emperor Hadrian (AD 76 - 138) was one of the not-too-f*cked-up emperors. He liked soldiering but not war, astrology, being gay, hunting, and doing architecture. Trust me, there were a lot worse before him.


But how are we to understand the notorious tale of his beloved Antinous, whom he whisked away from home at the age of 12 to become Premier Boytoy in his imperial retinue?


When Antinous died, Hadrian "wept like a woman." He also started a religion and founded a city in his honor, which means we have hundreds of Antinouses that survive today in marble and stone, from Spain to Syria and beyond.


Join me and my hilarious guest Neil D'Astolfo as we separate the fact from the fiction, and overlay a healthy veneer of frocciagine to the whole thing (not that it needed much seasoning!).


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Written and hosted by Bash. Edited by Alex Toskas. Guest host: Neil D'Astolfo.


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