A classicist’s history of the Theban Sacred Band—150 pairs of male lovers—and the last decades of Greek freedom before Alexander.
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A classicist’s history of the Theban Sacred Band—150 pairs of male lovers—and the last decades of Greek freedom before Alexander.
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Romm's dive into the last decades of ancient Greek freedom leading up to Alexander the Great's destruction of Thebes--and the saga of the greatest military corps of the age, the Theban Sacred Band, a unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers.
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Greek male eros and lover-pairs examined; sexual violence referenced
Violence & gore
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Battles, torture, assassinations, executions, and mass wartime killing
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Sacred Band of male lover-pairs is the central subject and theme
Religious content
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Greek gods, oracles, and supernatural interventions appear throughout
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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City-state rivalries, tyranny, and freedom versus authoritarianism
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Slavery, rape, torture, incest, and systemic wartime cruelty
Other
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