To be frank tho, not everything is gay and I sure as hell would be grief stricken if my best friend died. The difference is I do not wield as much power as Alexander did. xD
I'm no expert on the subject, but reading Plato's dialogues lately, the Athenians of the era just before Alexander had no preclusive prejudice for gendered relations. That said, the human demographic in Plato's dialogues is very much biased towards the upper class of society, and I believe that has always slanted towards social exception through hierarchy, with a special place for the rogue aberrant who strings the bow of dogma at the edge of the tribe.
I imagine that regardless of your orientation, if you’re a leader in that time period, you’re living with the undercurrent of “You MUST create an heir!”
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Demdaru@lemmy.world · 80 pts · 194d
To be frank tho, not everything is gay and I sure as hell would be grief stricken if my best friend died. The difference is I do not wield as much power as Alexander did. xD
474D@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 194d
Exactly, that was his brother from another, he's allowed to take his passing a bit rough
couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip · 21 pts · 194d
He sure took something rough
BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 194d
the illness that killed him?
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 80 pts · 194d
On the other hand, he did have a partner with whom he got children, but that might be a lavender marriage. Or maybe he was bisexual, idk.
HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 80 pts · 194d
Most likely bisexual by our standards. But they viewed relationships a bit different than we do.
ChilledPeppers@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 34 pts · 194d
"Bi our standards"... Get it???
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 194d
I give that one 69 out of 100.
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 11 pts · 194d
Nice score
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 194d
Thanks, Danny Elfman composed it
fartographer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 194d
You killed my parents
idunnololz@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 193d
Maybe a 6 or 7 out of 10
CidVicious@piefed.zip · 55 pts · 194d
Rigid "sexual orientation" is kind of a modern concept.
minorkeys@lemmy.world · -44 pts · 194d
Yeah, brought about by the invention of procreation, which is a very recent phenomenon.
MotoAsh@piefed.social · 21 pts · 194d
lol no
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 193d
Stupid procreating beings... Splits into two
j4k3@piefed.world · 23 pts · 194d
Greek culture lacked any binary distinction.
I'm no expert on the subject, but reading Plato's dialogues lately, the Athenians of the era just before Alexander had no preclusive prejudice for gendered relations. That said, the human demographic in Plato's dialogues is very much biased towards the upper class of society, and I believe that has always slanted towards social exception through hierarchy, with a special place for the rogue aberrant who strings the bow of dogma at the edge of the tribe.
minorkeys@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 194d
Yeah, those nobles also owned humans so like, not really representative of most of the population of Greece, probably.
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 194d
Didn't they have a distinction as in, "who tops/bottoms whom and where are they on the social&/age ladder"?
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 194d
I imagine that regardless of your orientation, if you’re a leader in that time period, you’re living with the undercurrent of “You MUST create an heir!”
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 194d
Pictured: Alexander the Great announcing his victory to the citizens of Issus
far_university1990@reddthat.com · 23 pts · 194d
Roommate
Agent641@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 194d
Crucified the doctor? I'm sure the fella was doing his best!
fleton@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 194d
"but I gave him ALL the leeches!"