🪷 #Antinous had left #Bithynia #AsiaMinor as a nobody, but he returned as a celebrity influencer at the side of Emperor #Hadrian on arrival in #Nicomedia (modern Ízmet Turkey) in early 129 AD. Read all about his triumphant homecoming here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/01/antinous-arrives-home-in-triumph-at.html 🪷

🪷 27 Nov is Antinous' birthday. Enjoy baklava and pistachio sweets from #Antinous' birth land #Bithynia Turkey. Try cinnamon spiced #sahlep, a drink made from #Bithynian mountain orchid bulbs which the Greeks and Romans said was an aphrodisiac. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-aphrodisiac-orchids-of-antinous-gay.html 🪷

🪷 This exquisite jasper intaglio reminds us of the day in 129 AD when #Hadrian and #Antinous slew a wild #boar in the forests of Antinous' homeland #Bithynia. Boars are sacred to Adonis, whom Diana loved and with whom Antinous is equated. Boar Hunt ring art courtesy Dr. Crom on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/doccrom.bsky.social. Antinous is depicted looking over his shoulder during the Sacred #BoarHunt in this tondo on Rome's Arch of #Constantine. 🪷

🪷 27 Nov is Antinous' birthday. Enjoy baklava and pistachio sweets from #Antinous' birth land #Bithynia Turkey. Try cinnamon spiced #sahlep, a drink made from #Bithynian mountain orchid bulbs which the Greeks and Romans said was an aphrodisiac. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-aphrodisiac-orchids-of-antinous-gay.html 🪷

🪷 This exquisite jasper intaglio reminds us of the day in 129 AD when #Hadrian & #Antinous slew a wild boar in the forests of #Antinoos' homeland #Bithynia. Boars are sacred to #Adonis, whom #Diana loved and with whom Antinous is equated. #BoarHunt Ring art. 🪷

🪷 14 Oct is #NationalDessertDay. On #DessertDay try baklava and pistachio sweets from #Antinous' birth land #Bithynia Turkey. Try cinnamon spiced #sahlep, a creamy winter drink made from #Bithynian mountain orchids bulbs which the Greeks and Romans said was an aphrodisiac. 🪷

🪷 14 Oct is #NationalDessertDay. On #DessertDay try baklava and pistachio sweets from #Antinous' birth land #Bithynia Turkey. Try cinnamon spiced #sahlep, a creamy winter drink made from #Bithynian mountain orchids bulbs which the Greeks and Romans said was an aphrodisiac. 🪷

🪷 At the #Equinox we celebrate the day when #Hadrian & #Antinous slew a boar in the forests of #Antinoos' homeland #Bithynia. Boars are sacred to #Adonis, whom Diana loved and with whom Antinous is equated. Antinous Boar Hunt art by #MilanKovačević: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-sacred-boar-hunt.html 🪷

🪷 #Antinous had left #Bithynia #AsiaMinor as a nobody, but he returned as a celebrity influencer at the side of Emperor #Hadrian on arrival in #Nicomedia (modern Ízmet Turkey) in early 129 AD during their tour of the eastern provinces. Read all about his triumphant homecoming here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/01/antinous-arrives-home-in-triumph-at.html 🪷

🪷 #Antinous had left #Bithynia #AsiaMinor as a nobody, but he returned as a celebrity influencer at the side of Emperor #Hadrian on arrival in #Nicomedia (modern Ízmet Turkey) in early 129 AD during their tour of the eastern provinces. Read all about his triumphant homecoming here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/01/antinous-arrives-home-in-triumph-at.html 🪷

🪷 #Antinous had left #Bithynia #AsiaMinor as a nobody, but he returned as a celebrity influencer at the side of Emperor #Hadrian on arrival in #Nicomedia (modern Ízmet Turkey) in early 129 AD during their tour of the eastern provinces. Read all about his triumphant homecoming here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/01/antinous-arrives-home-in-triumph-at.html 🪷