Alexanr the Gay and the Gloryhole That Was Greece (Chapter 19) - A History of Alexanr the Great World Culture

Contents:

• ALEXANR THE GREAT’S GAY LOVERS
• ALEXANR THE GREAT: GAY OR STRAIGHT?
• 19 - ALEXANR THE GAY AND THE GLORYHOLE THAT WAS GREECE
• ALEXANR THE GREAT OR ALEXANR THE GAY?

ALEXANR THE GREAT’S GAY LOVERS

THE GAY LOVERS OF ALEXANDER III OF MACEDON, known as ‘THE GREAT’. A group of homophobic Greek lawyers even threatened to sue Warner Bros. The lawyers, tramplg their own tellectual herage unrfoot, sent a letter to the stud mandg they state the tle creds that the movie was a fictnal surroundg the “gayns” of Alexanr has a precent.

A uple of years prevly, a mob of hundreds of Macedonian Greeks stormed an archeologil symposium after a speaker prented a paper on the homosexualy of Alexanr. Stone’s movie uld have been done much better; he uld have portrayed Alexanr as we know him historilly, gay lovers and all, but Col Farrell was not the bt choice to play Alexanr.

When the DVD was released, Stone attempted to salvage the movie by rearrangg the scen and takg out much of the homosexual ntent. This relatnship rembled morn gay love and beme legendary for ’s passn. What may seem normal to some of today, the gay love of one man for another, ancient days was owned upon as a threat to masculy and the stcture of society.

ALEXANR THE GREAT: GAY OR STRAIGHT?

Alexanr saw their love as emulatg that heroic love between Achill and Patrocl, another ancient uple that morn gay upl n look to as an example of votn. Edorial Board, World History of Male Love, “Famo Homosexuals”, The Gay Lovers of Alexanr the Great, 2000 <> Jt for the rerd, to any of my Greek rears, always remember this, the greatt man Greek History was a homosexual (ο μεγαλύτερος άνθρωπος στην ελληνική ιστορία ήταν ομοφυλόφιλος), not a perast like many ancient Greeks, but a homosexual who had a male lover of equal age, which ma a huge difference the Ancient Greek World. It happens to be one of my favore morn gay art piec.

Yet, to give Stone his due, he was prepared to take on the ch the welter of homophobic cricism he received for pictg his hero  close homoerotic enunter wh the Persian nuch.

For ancient Greeks there was no ntradictn between youthful homoeroticism and predomantly or wholly heterosexual adult proclivy and activy. Queen Olympias – Wikipedia8 – He Engaged Numero Homosexual Affairs. Given the barbary of the era, seems remarkable to learn that ancient civilizatns had a far more enlightened opn of homosexualy than many morn natns.

19 - ALEXANR THE GAY AND THE GLORYHOLE THAT WAS GREECE

As well as beg a renowned womanizer, Philip was also volved a wi array of homosexual affairs and trysts. Philip was a product of his time; homosexualy was nsired normal Greek cy-stat such as Theb, although other stat were quick to judge the Thebans if they didn’t approve of same-sex relatnships.

The famo Sacred Band of Theb was prised entirely of homosexuals. In fact, the ele fightg un nsisted of jt 300 men; 150 gay upl who swore an oath to die battle rather than retreat or surrenr.

“The History of Homosexualy: Ancient Greece. Dedg homosexual behavr sects. The history tells that Alexanr the Great had a homosexual tenncy bee he fell love wh the manr of the valry Hephatn, both stickg together as lovers.

ALEXANR THE GREAT OR ALEXANR THE GAY?

However, there is a secret nsired the kg's heavenly movement, which later " new exvatns " by rearchers, is the gay love between Alexanr the Great and the manr of the valry team Hephatn.