🪷 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: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-roman-general-under-hadrian-who-had.html 🪷
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🪷 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: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-birth-of-antoninus-pius.html 🪷
🪷 Worshipers of Antinous around the world convened tonight via Zoom to commemorate the Sacred #LionHunt, the last recorded event in the life of #Antinous, when he and #Hadrian slew a man-eating lion in Egypt in August 130 AD. Full report here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/08/antinous-worshipers-worldwide-take-part.html 🪷
🪷 August 8th is a turning point in history for all LGBTQIA+ people! Emperor #Trajan died 8 Aug 117 AD, enabling #Hadrian to become Emperor. We celebrate the Accession of Hadrian as a miracle ... without which #Antinous would never have been known. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-accession-of-hadrian-as-emperor-of.html 🪷
🪷 8 Aug is #WorldCatDay: In August 130 AD #Antinous & #Hadrian entered Egypt via #Pelusium, where centuries earlier the Persians sent cats into battle against cat-worshiping Egyptians, who refused to fight feline foes & surrendered: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/08/antinous-and-hadrians-entry-into-egypt.html #InternationalCatDay 🪷
🪷 8 Aug is #WorldCatDay #InternationalCatDay: Did #Antinous and #Hadrian see the big #Bastet/ #Sekhmet cat temple when they arrived in #Alexandria in August 130 AD? They could hardly have missed it! Now it has been rediscovered: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/08/happy-world-cat-day-is-your-home-cat.html #CatDay 🪷
🪷 14 July #NationalNudeDay: "The Discus Thrower" (Diskobolus) 1889 by Polish artist Stefan Bakalowicz 1857-1947. It shows a nude youth resembling #Antinous with a discus in front of a "herme" which appears to be a bust of #Hadrian in a setting which could be #HadriansVilla. 🪷
Oldest structure at Hadrian’s Villa uncovered beneath imperial palace complex
Archaeologists working at Hadrian’s Villa near Rome have uncovered an underground structure dating to the Republican period, a find that could represent the oldest known construction ever identified within the vast imperial complex....
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/oldest-structure-at-hadrians-villa/
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Roman villa with mosaics and marble statue found near estate linked to Hadrian and Antoninus Pius
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a previously unknown Roman villa dating to the imperial period. The find emerged at Castel di Guido, an agricultural estate west of Rome, after authorities moved quickly to stop unauthorized excavations at the site...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/roman-villa-with-mosaics-antoninus-pius/
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✨The Adoptive Emperor Line✨
This stunning relief shows a sequence of imperial adoptions. Hadrian (right) adopts Antoninus Pius (center left) and at the same time, Marcus Aurelius (left) and Lucius Verus (front center) are adopted by Antoninus Pius at Hadrian’s request to ensure a smooth line of succession. The earliest date for such a relief is the year of this event; 138 CE.
#ReliefWednesday #Hadrian #MarcusAurelius
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