This will be a study of the material culture associated with the cult of Antinous in order to determine whether the available evidence reflects a strict imposition of cult practice or a spontaneous and genuine devotion to the rituals focused on Antinous. There are bountiful remains left to examine in the form of sculpture, altars, coins, and temples dedicated to Antinous. The expected purpose and dates of these various artifacts and visual media will help to determine whether the cult was continued through devotion from the common people or from the pure and direct influence of the emperor Hadrian. Despite Hadrian encouraging the worship and deification of Antinous through the production of statues, temples, and games in his honor, these realms of evidence indicate that the popularity and prosperity of the cult of Antinous was perpetuated by the people in the provinces after Hadrian’s death.