Antinous: a Boy made God in the Roman Empire

With Professor Bert Smith, Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Exhibition Curator. Antinous was a court favourite of the emperor Hadrian who died tragically in the Nile in AD 130. Learn about his subsequent veneration as a hero and a god across the Roman empire through the remarkable busts and statues shown in the Antinous exhibition.

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Admission
Booking Essential – £8/£7/£6 – Full/Concession/Members

Website
https://www.ashmolean.org/event/antinous-a-boy-made-god-in-the-roman-empire

Source: https://www.culture24.org.uk/se000388?id=EVENT592636