🪷 #Polydeukion head at Berlin #AltesMuseum. He was the favorite pf Herodes Atticus, rich Athenian friend of #Hadrian, who was brought to Rome to educate #MarcusAurelius and Lucius Verus. When Polydeukion died tragically, Herodes Atticus founded a cult like that of #Antinoos. 🪷