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Antinoüs Higgledy-Piggledy Hadrian's favorite, Born in Bythinia, Drowned in the Nile, Gone like the city of Antinoöpolis, Left just one legacy: Statuesque smile. [This poem was written by the very talented Senex Caecilius, who gave his kind permission for me to 'reprint' it here. Thank you Senex!] Animula vagula, blandula, Hospes comesque corporis, Quae nunc abibis in loca Pallidula, rigida, nudula, Nec, ut soles, dabis iocos. - Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus My residence in Alexandria, The Antinoeion is, as its name suggests, dedicated to exploring what is known and speculated about Antinous. You are welcome to visit! I have my (much more) frivolous and irreverent moments while holidaying at the Villa Somnium Lacertae, my little place in the gloriously decadent resort of Baiae. Again, you are welcome to visit and share a cup of Falernian with me, my dear friend Spurius, and his seemingly endless number of cousins. The view of the Bay from our garden terraces cannot be equalled. VIVAMVS ATQVE AMEMVS

Credits:
Avatar: Image from Wikicommons, released into the public domain by the copyright holder.
Main image: Own photograph of a marble relief found at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, now in the British Museum, London.
Backgrounds: EOS.