This is a master, chronological listing
of the events that take place within the universe of The
Sacred Antinous. It displays, side by side, details
from both the Historical Record and from the Historical
Fiction. Note, however, that while certain items in the
Historical Record have exact dates, others are approximations,
ranging in generality from weeks to months.
As a result, the Timeline is fluid and
constantly evolving. It should not be used as an authoritative
source for the historical accuracy of chronological events.
Rather, it is best consulted as a guide toward "mapping"
the stories of the Sacred Texts relative to one another.
| Historical
Record |
Year
Month |
Historical
Fiction |
131 |
| Jan 12: After 72 days
the mummification process is complete, and the body
of Antinous is removed from the nitron that has preserved
it. The ceremonies of deification are completed, and
the fully dressed and anointed body of Antinous is carried
upon its boat shaped bier. |
Jan |
|
| Hadrian returns to Canopus. |
Feb |
|
| The Games of Antinoopolis, called
the Antinoeia, are inaugurated, and the Ecumenical
Religion of Antinous is formally proclaimed. |
Mar |
|
| Hadrian in Libyan desert, Syria,
Asia. |
Apr |
|
Edict of Hadrian prohibiting
the practise of circumcision. Additionally, Hadrian
prohibits public reading of the Torah under penalty
of death, as well as observance of festivals and the
Sabbath, the teaching of Judaic Law and the ordination
of rabbis.
Hadrian decides that the Temple of the Jews will
become the site for the new temple of Jupiter-Zeus. |
|
|
| Hadrian returns to Greece and at
Eleusis he undergoes the final and highest initiation
of Eleusis. |
Sep |
|
| Hadrian returns to Rome.
The Praetor's Edict is definitively codifed by Salvius
Julianus under Hadrian's orders. Senatorial decrees
become a mere confirmation of the Imperial speech
(oratio principis) which initiate them.
Reorganization of the Imperial Council: central administration
is reinforced, and administrative posistions are entrusted
to knights according to a very strict hierarchy.
Under the reorganisation, the Roman Senate is excluded
from controlling the business of state.
Hadrian restores the monarchist policy of Claudius
and Domitian. The equestrian order is given full legal
status and attains the second order of the State.
Italy is divided into legal districts managed by
consuls, a direct blow to the power and prestige of
the Senate.
|
Oct |
|
Temple of Olympian Zeus completed
and consecrated by Hadrian.
|
Dec |
|
132 |
The messianic leader Simon bar
Kokhba starts a war of liberation against the Romans
(The Jewish Revolt), which is eventually crushed by
emperor Hadrian. Rabbi Akiva is supportive of the rebellion.
X legion must evacuate Jerusalem, returning to Cesarea.
The Jews enter the city and re-establish their system
of sacrifices. They strike coins to celebrate their
(temporary) freedom. The XXII legion, which advanced
from Egypt, is completely destroyed.
Construction begins on the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome. |
Mar |
|
| Hadrian is shown the new star that
had come into being in the constellation Aquila, he
orders that a new constellation be drawn within the
wings of the Eagle. |
Jun |
|
| The Temple of Antinous at Hadrian's
Villa at Tibur is completed and consecrated. It becomes
the tomb of Antinous. |
Oct |
|
134 |
| Hadrian is in Palestine. Syria
(Antioch), Judaea.
Opening of a univesity of rhetoric, law and philosophy
in Rome: the Athenaeum.
A law improving the lot of free workers is passed
in Rome. |
Mar |
|
| The Antinoeian Games of Mantinea
begin, Hadrian is present. Coins depicting Antinous
the God are issued simultaneously across the east. The
religion of Antinous is at its height. Statues of Antinous
are copied by the thousands. |
Oct |
|
135 |
| Hadrian still in Syria. Brings Bar-Kokheba's
revolt in Judaea to an end. Bar Kokba is killed in Bethar
in the fortress in which he had taken refuge. Hadrian
rebuilds the Temple of Zeus on top of the ruins of the
Temple of Jerusalem. He builds a Temple to Venus over
the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and a Garden of Adonis
at the shrine of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The Jewish
Diaspora begins as the Jews are expelled by the Roman
Empire. |
|
|
136 |
| Hadrian in Rome.
Apr 21: The Temple of Venus in Rome is completed
and consecrated by Hadrian. |
Apr |
|
| October: Temple of Antinous at
Lanuvium is consecrated. |
Oct |
|
| December: Hadrian adopts Lucius
Ceionius Commodus as his heir. |
Dec |
|
138 |
| Jan 1: Lucius Commodus dies. |
Jan |
|
| Feb 28: Hadrian adopts Antoninus
as heir, and insists that he in turn adopt as his heirs
the seven-year old son of Lucius Commodus, named Lucius
Verus, and the seventeen year-old Marcus Aurelius, thereby
beginning the Antonine dynasty. |
Feb |
|
| Jul 10: Hadrian dies at the age
of sixty-two, in Baiae. |
Jul |
|
| On Hadrian's death, the Senate,
which had been stripped of power during his reign refuses
to deify him. Some speak of declaring him a tyrant cancelling
his acts. Antoninus defends Hadrian's memory, earning
him the name Pius. |
|
|
| |
|
The
Gospel of Hadrian is written. |
