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Antinous

111 - 130

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Antinous, also called Antinoös, (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίνοος; c. 111 – c. 130) was a Greek youth from Bithynia, a favourite and lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Following his premature death before his 20th birthday, Antinous was deified on Hadrian's orders, being worshipped in both the Greek East and Latin West, sometimes as a god (θεός, theós) and sometimes merely as a hero (ἥρως, hḗrōs). Little is known of Antinous's life, although it is known that he was born in Claudiopolis (present day Bolu, Turkey), in the Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus. He was probably introduced to Hadrian in 123, before being taken to Italy for a higher education. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antinous is the 96th most popular companion (down from 55th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 111th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Companion.

Antinous was a beautiful young man who was the lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian. He drowned in the Nile River in 130 AD.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Antinous ranks 96 out of 784. Before him are Hortense de Beauharnais, Rabia Bala Hatun, Isabella of France, Katharina von Bora, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, and Sawda bint Zamʿa. After him are Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Blanche of Castile, Malhun Hatun, Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad, and Scribonia.

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Among people born in 111, Antinous ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 130, Antinous ranks 2. Before him is Apollodorus of Damascus. After him are Emperor Keikō, Publius Juventius Celsus, Marinus of Tyre, and Julia Balbilla.

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    111 - 130

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Antinous ranks 189 out of 1,347. Before him are Süleyman Demirel (1924), Constantine IV (652), Isaac II Angelos (1155), Apollonius of Tyana (15), Polycarp (69), and Gregory Palamas (1296). After him are Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Turgut Özal (1927), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Stilicho (359), Andronikos I Komnenos (1118), and Alyattes of Lydia (-640).

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Among COMPANIONS In Türkiye

Among companions born in Türkiye, Antinous ranks 4. Before him are Helena (250), Aspasia (-470), and Mihrimah Sultan (1522). After him are Malhun Hatun (1350), Pulcheria (399), Hecuba (null), Gülfem Hatun (1500), Agnes of Antioch (1153), Hümaşah Sultan (1540), Kaya Sultan (1633), and Maria Laskarina (1206).

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