Where was the Cult of Antinous popular?
Everywhere in the Roman Empire
Only in Italy
Only in Greece
Only in Egypt
Answer
The Cult of Antinous was popular everywhere in the Roman Empire. The cult was centered around the person of Antinous, who was a Greek youth who was loved by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. After Antinous died in a mysterious drowning accident, Hadrian deified him and made him a god. The cult of Antinous was popular among both the upper and lower classes of Roman society.
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