The ancient Greek cy of Theb was surprisgly relaxed about gay relatnships, even tchg the attentn of famo Greek philosopher Plato, who
Contents:
- WERE THE SPARTANS GAY? HOMOSEXUALY SPARTA, ANCIENT GREECE
- THE SACRED BAND OF THEB WAS AN ELE GAY MILARY FORCE WHO DEFEATED THE SPARTANS
- SACRED BAND OF THEB: AN ALL-GAY ARMY BATTALN ANCIENT GREECE
- SPARTANS ARE GAY HERO “A TTH OR MYTH” IN ANCIENT HISTORY
WERE THE SPARTANS GAY? HOMOSEXUALY SPARTA, ANCIENT GREECE
* gay army that defeated the spartans *
The ancient Greek cy of Theb was surprisgly relaxed about gay relatnships, even tchg the attentn of famo Greek philosopher Plato, who noted that opns on the matter his cy of Athens were plited. As mentned, the un was ma up entirely of male lovers, to a total of 300 (leadg them to sometim be lled the Theban “gay 300”). In addn, is believed that unrlyg homophobia at the time and throughout history has led to the actns of the ele Theban un beg downplayed or pletely ignored.
Plato explaed that the Theban emphasis on gay relatnships was bee they were poor at sctn, unlike Athenians, who perceived themselv as more sophistited. Meanwhile, Xenophon downplayed gay relatnships among Spartan troops, explag that they may fall love but do not engage sexual ntact.
The state of Sparta ma homosexual relatnships mandatory.
THE SACRED BAND OF THEB WAS AN ELE GAY MILARY FORCE WHO DEFEATED THE SPARTANS
Historil battl fought by the gay ary force of Spartans and feat their enemi. Durg the vasn of the Persians * gay army that defeated the spartans *
The homoerotic element nnot be entirely ignored.
SACRED BAND OF THEB: AN ALL-GAY ARMY BATTALN ANCIENT GREECE
Lbian and gay women’s relatnships Ancient Sparta. Gay men and women ancient Sparta. Heterosexualy and homosexualy were both enuraged and expected at different stag life, wh homosexualy, mon wh prevalent ancient Greek thought, beg seen as the ial form of love and heterosexualy as sential for procreatn.
The explanatn li ep the prejudic of ancient Greek historians and thkers, as do the spiratn for that one exceptn: The Caledonian Thebans, Sttish ggers who fe themselv as gay, bisexual, or ’s start by notg that Greek Theb (not to be nfed wh the Egyptian cy of the same name) had unually gay-iendly laws and social ctoms. The Theban “gay 300, ” as some have cheekily lled them, are ltle known today, spe of the fact that they too, like the Spartans at Thermopylae, were stroyed to a man as they fought a hopels stggle.
SPARTANS ARE GAY HERO “A TTH OR MYTH” IN ANCIENT HISTORY
Acrdg to ancient sourc and var historians, all of them were homosexual lovers, 150 exceptnally well-traed pairs of them.