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MURDEROUS TRIUMPH OF THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE

“He lost his Antinous while sailing along the Nile and wept for him like a woman. Concerning this, there are various reports: some assert that he sacrificed himself for Hadrian, others what both his beauty and Hadrian’s excessive sensuality make … Continue reading

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HADRIAN & THE NAUGHTY BITS

”The bust is classically Roman, the face imperious. But this is no ordinary emperor. Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus was not only a peacemaker who pulled his soldiers out of modern-day Iraq. He was also the first leader of Rome to … Continue reading

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