🪷 This vibrantly painted basrelief panel showing Roman emperors #Diocletian and #Maximian hugging and kissing found at #Nicomedia, which #Antinous/#Hadrian visited in 129 AD. One of 30 big reliefs (1.0 x 1.5 m) dating from circa 300 AD. Full report: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/01/basrelief-of-embracing-emperors-found.html 🪷

🪷 This vibrantly painted basrelief panel showing Roman emperors #Diocletian and #Maximian hugging and kissing found at #Nicomedia, which #Antinous/#Hadrian visited in 129 AD. One of 30 big reliefs (1.0 x 1.5 m) dating from circa 300 AD. Full report: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/01/basrelief-of-embracing-emperors-found.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 🪷

🪷 #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 duringtheir 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 🪷