The Sacred Band of Theb was an ele un of the Theban army prised of 150 gay male upl totalg 300 men. They were formed unr the learship of...
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- THIS FEARSOME, ANCIENT ARMY WAS MA UP ENTIRELY OF GAY LOVERS AND ENDORSED BY PLATO
- WHY GAY GUYS LOVE THE '300' MOVI
- SACRED BAND OF THEB: AN ALL-GAY ARMY BATTALN ANCIENT GREECE
- ZACK SNYR'S 300 SEQUEL WAS A GAY LOVE STORY FEATURG ALEXANR THE GREAT, BUT WB WANTED NO PART OF IT
- I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK
- A THIRD 300 MOVIE WAS PASSED ON AFTER IT BEME A GAY LOVE STORY
THIS FEARSOME, ANCIENT ARMY WAS MA UP ENTIRELY OF GAY LOVERS AND ENDORSED BY PLATO
* 300 gay army *
The Sacred Band of Theb was an ele un of the Theban army prised of 150 gay male upl totalg 300 men. The once-famo troop of hero is often passed over discsns of Greek history bee they were gay and the ncept of a victor un of gay warrrs is at odds wh the prevalent homophobia of the prent day.
WHY GAY GUYS LOVE THE '300' MOVI
In the fourth century BC, a fearsome army named the Sacred Band of Theb was formed, and was ma up entirely of gay upl. * 300 gay army *
It is entirely possible there was an earlier un of exclively gay lovers, however, & the Sacred Band was simply the most famo groupg.
If an army of lovers existed before the Sacred Band, then Plato may have been referencg them, but do not seem the earlier un referenced by Herodot and others fs Phaeds’ suggtn as there is no mentn of that group beg exclively gay. It is entirely possible there was an earlier un of exclively gay lovers, however, and the Sacred Band was simply the most famo groupg. In the fourth century BC, a fearsome army named the Sacred Band of Theb was formed, and was ma up entirely of gay upl.
SACRED BAND OF THEB: AN ALL-GAY ARMY BATTALN ANCIENT GREECE
Soldiers reprentg the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer muny virtually celebrated Pri Month Thursday * 300 gay army *
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. 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.
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. 300 and s sequel 300: Rise of an Empire have h the sweet spot Amerin culture, occupyg the veted space where straight du-bros, neons, and flagrant homosexual men meet.
ZACK SNYR'S 300 SEQUEL WAS A GAY LOVE STORY FEATURG ALEXANR THE GREAT, BUT WB WANTED NO PART OF IT
This article is om the archive of our partner blood-soaked Greek epic 300 and s new sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, have h the sweet spot Amerin culture, occupyg the veted space where straight du-bros, neons, and flagrant homosexual men meet.
Straight dubros love the rawr of war and fns spiratn ("300 workout" ntu to be a very popular Google search), but for gay guys, 's one of the guiltit of pleasur. Here's why:The Biggt Reason: the Mcl and the Dus the Mcl Are Attached ToWhat a neon se: Warrrs preparg to fend the Wt (Ameri) om barbarians om the EastWhat a du-bro se: Some Persians about to get a gay du se: Heaven.
Gay guys do have more terts than jt sewy almost-naked men.
I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK
But we're not gog to prive ourselv of a movie anchise which provis sewy almost-naked men, jt to prove Symbolism and Insi JokWhat a neon se: Warrrs preparg to fend the Wt (Ameri) om barbarians om the EastWhat a du-bro se: Some Persians about to get a gay du se: Sorry, I'm way to watch 300 is to kd of pretend 's seepg subversive symbolism (which may or may not be), and you're the only one who gets (you're not).
And there's somethg funny the thought that theaters all throughout Ameri, legns of straight men will be crammg to theaters to watch all of this homoeroticism — whether they're aware or Hey, ThemistoklWhat a neon se: Really good-lookg warrr preparg to fend the Wt (Ameri) om barbarians om the a du-bro se: Some Persians about to get pwned by a really good-lookg a gay du se: A really good-lookg man, though he isn't sure if he wants to sleep wh him or jt look like him.
)A Gay-Friendly Pot HistoryWhat gay history buffs like to tell you is that there was a lot of homosexualy ancient Greece.
A THIRD 300 MOVIE WAS PASSED ON AFTER IT BEME A GAY LOVE STORY
There was a lot of olr-younger same-sex relatnships Athens (which you may have read about llege), and Sparta's ary, men fed homosexual bonds wh one another.
"At Sparta, for example, the separatn of the sex at an early age, together wh attus peculiar to other Greeks on the role of women, rulted overtly homosexual relatnships centerg on life the barracks, " an Amerin ary historian and scholar wrote his book The Wtern Way of War. They were 150 pairs of gay lovers.