The ancient Greek cy of Theb was surprisgly relaxed about gay relatnships, even tchg the attentn of famo Greek philosopher Plato, who
Contents:
- THIS FEARSOME, ANCIENT ARMY WAS MA UP ENTIRELY OF GAY LOVERS AND ENDORSED BY PLATO
- SACRED BAND OF THEB: AN ALL-GAY ARMY BATTALN ANCIENT GREECE
- GAY U.S. MAR FANCY TALIBAN FIGHTERS
THIS FEARSOME, ANCIENT ARMY WAS MA UP ENTIRELY OF GAY LOVERS AND ENDORSED BY PLATO
In the fourth century BC, a fearsome army named the Sacred Band of Theb was formed, and was ma up entirely of gay upl. * theban gay soldiers *
In the fourth century BC, a fearsome army named the Sacred Band of Theb was formed, and was ma up entirely of gay upl. In formg the 300-strong army, Gidas took an unual approach; he personally chose each member based on mer and abily, rather than social stat, and only selected gay upl. The ancient gay army was offered the chance to surrenr, but as Plato predicted, they refed to give up ont of their lovers.
SACRED BAND OF THEB: AN ALL-GAY ARMY BATTALN ANCIENT GREECE
It is believed that the Sacred Band was entirely posed of 150 gay male upl. In "Symposium, " Plato promot the ia of an army of lovers, but also impli that the men of Theb were so bad at flirtg wh women that they had to make homosexualy legal.
GAY U.S. MAR FANCY TALIBAN FIGHTERS
As noted by History, is possible that the 300 soldiers the Sacred Band were chosen partially bee they were gay and possibly already romantic relatnships wh other soldiers. They were 150 pairs of gay lovers. Each uple f the mol of Greece homosexual relatns at the time: an olr, domant gentleman and his younger, passive playmate.
Now back to the 300 gay warrrs facg off agast the most ele soldiers of the most fearsome ary force Ancient Greece, the Spartiat. The Sacred Band of Theb: and Army of 300 Gay Lovers. How gay were the Sacred Band of Theb?
By today’s fns, the warrrs that belonged to the Sacred Band of Theb were gay men – they lived together and had sex wh each other.