• Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    8 months ago

    Weren't the Greeks super gay?

    Also why is this Greek man blonde?

    Also, why are they calling this warlord "Great"?

    • Cromalin [she/her]
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      8 months ago

      that was his name. it's on the birth certificate and everything

      great, alexander the

    • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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      8 months ago

      Oh yeah, Macedonians were of the Dorian cultural group (shared a lot with Spartans) that pretty much had regimented militarized homosexuality (i.e. you and a squad/group-mate sharing bunks is socially enforced/expected). It was pretty much a given assumption in society that men would have their wives but also have male lovers as well (different from the Roman stance on homosexuality only being acceptable for those "taking" and not "receiving", i.e. ussually non-consensual) and that these male lovers were commonly the men they trained and studied with.

    • LaughingLion [any, any]
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      8 months ago

      yes and no

      gayness as an identity is a modern concept the ancients didnt really focus on that they just kind of fucked whoever they wanted there was a lot less social stigma around all that

    • Great_Leader_Is_Dead
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      8 months ago

      Also why is this Greek man blonde?

      Alexander was Macedonian, and even today there are fairer skinned Greeks. It's not inconceivable that he would be blonde but we honestly don't know.