πŸͺ· In November 128 AD #Hadrian and #Antinoos visit #Thebes #Boeotia, sacred city of #Dionysos and the Sacred Band of Thebes, Theban Army Of Lovers. #AntoniusSubia says: "It is here that #Antinous is initiated into the Mysteries of #Dionysus." More here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/11/antinous-in-thebes.html #ThebanBand #BandOfThebes #ArmyOfLovers πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· 20 Aug 338 BC #Alexander 's father Philip II defeats the #ThebanBand #BandOfThebes #ArmyOfLovers at #Chaeronea and weeps for their bravery. We invoke their devotion and courage in our own hearts that we may become the New Sacred Band #ArmyOfGayLovers. https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-sacred-band-of-thebes-army-of-lovers.html πŸͺ·

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Γ–πŸͺ· 20 Aug 338 BC #Alexander's father Philip II defeats the #ThebanBand #BandOfThebes #ArmyOfLovers at #Chaeronea and weeps for their bravery. We invoke their devotion and courage in our own hearts that we may become the New Sacred Band #ArmyOfGayLovers. https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-sacred-band-of-thebes-army-of-lovers.html πŸͺ·
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THE SACRED BAND OF THEBES<br> THE ARMY OF LOVERS</B></center></font>

AUG. 20   the  Religion of Antinous  commemorates the  Sacred Band of Thebes , the  Army of Gay Lovers  whose courage and valour have echoed...

πŸͺ· #PrideMonth πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #Pride #Pride2024 On 4 June 1950 #GeorgeCecilIves died. He founded the modern #ArmyOfLovers #ThebanBand #BandOfThebes #LGBTQIA rights movement. He is a saint of #Antinous. Full Tribute: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/06/george-cecil-ives-saint-of-antinous.html πŸͺ·
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>GEORGE CECIL IVES <br>SAINT OF ANTINOUS</B></center></font>

WE  honor George Cecil Ives as a Saint of Antinous for his pioneering crusade in Victorian England to create a modern "Theban Band ... Army ...

πŸͺ· 20 August 338 BC #Alexander's father Philip II defeats the #ThebanBand #BandOfThebes #ArmyOfLovers at #Chaeronea and weeps for their bravery. We invoke their devotion and courage in our own hearts that we may become the New Sacred Band #ArmyOfGayLovers. https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-sacred-band-of-thebes-army-of-lovers.html πŸͺ·
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THE SACRED BAND OF THEBES<br> THE ARMY OF LOVERS</B></center></font>

AUG. 20   the  Religion of Antinous  commemorates the  Sacred Band of Thebes , the  Army of Gay Lovers  whose courage and valour have echoed...

πŸͺ· 20 August 338 BC #Alexander's father Philip II defeats the #ThebanBand #BandOfThebes #ArmyOfLovers at #Chaeronea and weeps for their bravery. We invoke their devotion and courage in our own hearts that we may become the New Sacred Band #ArmyOfGayLovers. https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-sacred-band-of-thebes-army-of-lovers.html πŸͺ·
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THE SACRED BAND OF THEBES<br> THE ARMY OF LOVERS</B></center></font>

AUG. 20   the  Religion of Antinous  commemorates the  Sacred Band of Thebes , the  Army of Gay Lovers  whose courage and valour have echoed...

πŸͺ· 20 August 338 BC #Alexander's father Philip II defeats the #ThebanBand #BandOfThebes #ArmyOfLovers at #Chaeronea and weeps for their bravery. We invoke their devotion and courage in our own hearts that we may become the New Sacred Band #ArmyOfGayLovers. https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-sacred-band-of-thebes-army-of-lovers.html πŸͺ·
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THE SACRED BAND OF THEBES<br> THE ARMY OF LOVERS</B></center></font>

AUG. 20   the  Religion of Antinous  commemorates the  Sacred Band of Thebes , the  Army of Gay Lovers  whose courage and valour have echoed...

πŸͺ· 20 August 338 BC #Alexander's father Philip II defeats the #ThebanBand #BandOfThebes #ArmyOfLovers at #Chaeronea and weeps for their bravery. We invoke their devotion and courage in our own hearts that we may become the New Sacred Band #ArmyOfGayLovers. https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-sacred-band-of-thebes-army-of-lovers.html πŸͺ·
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THE SACRED BAND OF THEBES<br> THE ARMY OF LOVERS</B></center></font>

AUG. 20   the  Religion of Antinous  commemorates the  Sacred Band of Thebes , the  Army of Gay Lovers  whose courage and valour have echoed...