This statue is one of the most famous of Greek archaism, one of the few large bronzes preserved in the Severus style, late 6th century BC.The original is in the Delphi Museum; the group, consisting of snow, horses and grooms, was erected in the northwestern region of the sanctuary to commemorate the victory at the Pythagic Games of the Sicilian tyrant,...
Antinous: The great love of Emperor Hadrian. Antinous was born approximately between 110 and 115 A.D. in Claudiopolis, a city located in the Roman province of Bithynia (now northwest of Turkey). Hadrian, who traveled throughout the Empire during his reign, visited Claudiopolis twice, in 121 and 123 A.D. Antinous, then supposed to be 14 years old,...