SCENE I - Enter CHORUS, a Greek street.
CHORUS: Two beautiful men, one story of death.
Hath began its course in the scenes now past.
Antinous lived on Hadrian's breath,
And though both had prayed, their love couldn't last.
Oh stage, welcome now another Greek man,
Whose tale fell into some mess of affairs.
Good Lucius, broken, was lent a hand,
By a hell hound of whom angels are scared.
Introducing now, the man of the act,
The poor manipulated man of hope.
Lucius, oblivious to the fact,
Of how he was under the hell hound's scope.
Heaven grant us the strength to play him well,
For if not, we unleash the hounds of hell.
(Exit.)
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Hadrian & Antinous
Historical FictionExplore the love affair of the Ancient Greek Emperor Hadrian and his lover, a Greek man named Antinous, in this classically-written, full-length stage play. Based on a true story, the play also fills in the details lost to history with author Anthon...
