| Central Figures
The Sacred Antinous features an array of characters
whose lives were touched or affected by the God Antinous.
Although many of them have been fictionalized for the sake
of the storytelling, some of them are based on actual persons
from history. Those who appear in the historical record are
indicated with an asterix (*). Actual portraits are denoted
with a (^) mark; otherwise, the portraiture is of anonymous
faces from the ancient world whose appearance approximates
my vision for the character.
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Anaxamenos*
Full name unknown
Keeper of the Tack at the Domus Gelotiana; a good friend
of Antinous. |
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Antinous*^
Full name unknown
Antinous appears as a central character in The
Gospel of Hadrian. He is the sole author of all
of the Epistles.
His life and times, as well as the nature of the religion
which was founded upon his death, comprise the central
themes of this website. |
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Antoninus*^
T. Aurelius Fulvus Boianius Arrius Antoninus
Adopted heir to the throne, after the death of Lucius
Commodus. |
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Balbilla*
Julia Balbilla
Poetess and friend of the Empress Sabina. She was in
the party that accompanied Hadrian and Antinous on their
Imperial tour. |
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Carisius
Full name unknown
One of the boys who was with Antinous on their initial
journey from Bithynia to the Paedagogium ad Caput Africae.
His envy quickly transformed him into one of the god's
earliest antagonists. |
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Commodus*^
Lucius Aelius Verus (born Lucius
Ceionius Commodus)
First favourite of Hadrian. Chosen to succeed Hadrian
in 136 but died on Jan 1, 138. |
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Corinthus
Full name unknown
3rd Favourite of Hadrian after Marianus and before
Antinous. |
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Cyprias
Full name unknown
A soap-maker in Rome. He appears in The Epistles
of Antinous. |
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Decentius
Full name unknown
A soldier in the Roman Army who was stationed in Brittania
and helped to build the Wall of Hadrian. He migrated
to Rome and was present during the events of The
Gospel of Gryllus. He also appears in many of The
Epistles of Antinous. |
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Favorinus*
Full name unknown
A sophist and orator from Arelata (Arles). He is the
central character in The Oratory of Favorinus. |
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Fronto*
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
An aspiring grammarian, rhetorician and advocate. He
was born in Cirta (Constantine), and was present in
the party that accompanied Hadrian and Antinous on their
Imperial tour. He would later distinguish himself under
Antoninus. |
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Fuscus*
Pedanius Fuscus
Great-nephew of Hadrian. He was in the party that accompanied
Hadrian and Antinous on their Imperial tour. |
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Glaucia
Full name unkown
Wife of Mordanticus. |
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Gryllus
Full name unknown
An official scout for the elementary-level Paedagogium.
He is the central figure of The Gospel of Gryllus.
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Hadrian*^
Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus
Emperor of Rome and the central figure of The Gospel
of Hadrian. |
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Helvius
Full name unknown
Son of the Tavernkeeper, Marsyas, in The Gospel
of Gryllus. |
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Lysicles
Full name unknown
The childhood friend of Antinous, to whom the God would
address all of his Epistles. |
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Macedo*
Caesernius Macedo
A high-ranking functionary in Hadrian's court. He was
in the party that accompanied Hadrian and Antinous on
their Imperial tour. |
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Maltinus
Full name unknown
Tutor of Antinous at the Paedagogium ad Caput Africae. |
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Marsyas
Full name unknown
The Tavernkeeper in The Gospel of Gryllus. |
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Mordanticus
Full name unknown
A clerk at the Bureau of Imperial Correspondence in
the Office for the Territories of Asia Minor. He deals
with deputations from states, consultations (references
to the Imperial authority of questions on which provincial
magistrates are in doubt; appeals from judges rather
than against them), and petitions. |
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Niraemius
Full name unknown
Father of Lysicles. |
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Polemo*
Full name unknown
Polemo of Smyrna was an orator and sophist in the court
of Hadrian. |
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Sabina*^
Vibia Sabina
Wife of Hadrian; Empress of Rome. |
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Salonius
Full name unknown
The Librarian in Hadrian's personal library upon the
Palatine Hill. |
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Statianus*^
T. Caesernius Statianus
A high-ranking functionary in Hadrian's court. He was
in the party that accompanied Hadrian and Antinous on
their Imperial tour. |
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Telesphorus*^
Full name unknown
Telesphorus (feast day: January 5) was Pope from about
126 to about 138. Originally from Greece, his pontificate
began during the reign of Hadrian, during which he witnessed
the persecution of Christians, and ended during the
reign of Antoninus Pius. The writer Irenaeus claims
that Telesphorus was martyred; he is traditionally described
as the first pope after St. Peter to have suffered that
fate. He appears as a major character throughout The
Gospel of Hadrian. |
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Trenus
Trenus Eutyches
A contemporary of Antinous while at the Paedagogium
ad Caput Africae. He was revealed to be a Christian
and was murdered for it. His suspected murderer was
not punished for the crime. |
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Vestinus
Full name unknown
Paedagogiarch at the elementary school ad Caput Africae.
He is mentioned in the first group of The Epistles of
Antinous. |
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Vitalis*
Lucius Marius Vitalis
A young man who was in the party that accompanied Hadrian
and Antinous on their Imperial tour. |
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Secondary
Figures
These characters do not figure
as prominently in the Sacred Texts, although they are
mentioned. |
Bellator
Recordkeeper of Lepontus and friend of Malitnus. He
passes the letters on to Mordanticus. |
Bromidus
Assistant to Anaxamenos (Keeper of the Tack) after Anitnous
was promoted to Keeper of the Personal Horse. |
Dominicus
Keeper of the Imperial Horse. |
Epolonius
A magistrate in Claudiopolis who alerted Gryllus to the
existence of young Antinous. |
Florentius
Officer of the Stables. |
Lepontus
Castellan of the Sacred Palace -- the highest ranking
official in charge of the daily operations at the Palatine
Hill. Lepontus is mentioned in the second group of The
Epistles of Antinous. |
Marianus
2nd Favourite of Hadrian after Lucius Commodus and before
Corinthus. |
Petasius
Master of the Household Page, Paedagogiarch of the Domus
Gelotiana. He reports to Lepontus, the Castellan of the
Sacred Palace. Petasius is mentioned in the second group
of The Epistles of Antinous. |
Quintillius
Assistant to Dominicus, Keeper of the Imperial Horse. |
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