SCENE I - Enter CHORUS
CHORUS: Days are longer on the Egyptian shores,
Antinous and Hadrian escaped.
Yet fate still conquers, and Gaius implores
Lucius to destroy their future shaped.
Vibia, though locked, has taken the vow,
Loyal to Gaius, of whom she now cries,
To take a life, for Lucius she doubts,
Can do the deed for his good heart defies.
Antinous knows not of his coming fate,
Neither does Hadrian, their love the same.
When Lucius jumped on their sail so late,
He sealed the future, the wild beast tame.
But before Egypt, we first reaccess,
See Gaius reacts to Vibia's test.
(Exit.)
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Hadrian & Antinous
Ficción históricaExplore 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...
