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Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history's greatest military minds who, as King of Macedonia and Persia, established the largest empire the ancient world had ever.
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Were Alexander the Great and Hephaestion lovers? — Ancient Heroes The age-old question. Were Alexander and Hephaestion lovers? Or merely close friends? It has been debated, and commented on, by countless historians and philosophers. So what do we know for sure, and what's merely myth?
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Hephaestion was a general in Alexander the Great's army and was the closest friend of the famous conqueror. He was born around 356 B.C., in Pella, to a general in Philip II's army. Hephaestion was believed to be the same age as Alexander. Beginnings of the Friendship Alexander and Hephaestion grew up together and became good friends.
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Hephaestion was a contemporary of Alexander and it is likely that his influence might have been seen as less of a threat than these more mature companions. Whatever Hephaestion's opinion had been on the whole affair, like many of Alexander's other childhood companions he was not exiled in its aftermath.
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Hephaestion was a member of Alexander the Great 's personal bodyguard and the Macedonian king's closest and lifelong friend and advisor. So much so, Hephaestion's death would bring the young king to tears. From 334 to 323 BCE Alexander the Great conquered much of the known world.
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Alexander the Great, son of Phillip II of Macedon inherited the Macedonian Empire and expanded it into the largest empire his world had seen, and as he did that, his greatest friend and trusted general Hephaestion was by his side.
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The ancient sources on Alexander and Hephaestion — Ancient Heroes So far, I've looked at what Arrian, Plutarch, and Curtius had to say about Alexander the Great's relationship with Hephaestion. Now it's time to look at what some of the other ancient sources said about Hephaestion, including Diodorus, Aelian, and Diogenes of Sinope.
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ISBN 9780838636602. Alexander married "Barsine" (Stateira), daughter of the dead Darius III; his best friend, Hephaestion, married her sister "Drypetis," whose Persian name recalls Draupadi, the Indian heroine of the Mahabharata.^ Jump up to: a b Curtius 3.12.16Jump up ^ McLeod, John (2008). God of War.
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The companion of brothers Hephaestion was born, like Alexander, in around 365 BC. He was a son of Amyntor, a noble man of Macedonia. Hephaestion was a friend, companion and a general in the army of Alexander. According to the ancient resources, he had a special bond with the king.
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Hephaestion (c.357-324): Macedonian nobleman, closest friend and lover of king Alexander the Great. During the expedition against Persia, he served sometimes as a military commander, but he was probably a better organizer. Part 1 Part 2 Youth Hephaestion
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Alexander and Hephaestion are king and army general, as Alexander was the king of the Macedonian kingdom since the age of 20, and Hephaestion was the general of the army. They worked and shared an amazing friendship together, and later, Hephaestion married Alexander's sister. Alexander and Hephaestion's Early Life
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. Cawthorne is perhaps the most upfront about it, plainly calling Hephaestion Alexander' s lover throughout his book and noting that Alexander' s wife, Roxane, did not become pregnant until.
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Alexander the Great (born 356 bce, Pella, Macedonia [northwest of Thessaloníki, Greece]—died June 13, 323 bce, Babylon [near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq]) king of Macedonia (336-323 bce), who overthrew the Persian empire, carried Macedonian arms to India, and laid the foundations for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms. Already in his lifetime the subject of fabulous stories, he later.
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Alexander-Helios, Roman copy after Hellenistic original, c. 3rd-2nd century BC. This article is part of a series about Alexander the Great Early life Education Personal relationships Early rule Consolidation of power Balkan campaign Pelium Thebes Conquest of the Persian Empire Asia Minor Granicus Halicarnassus Syria Issus Tyre Egypt Gaza
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The series also speculates on intimate details of Alexander's private life, including his time with childhood friend and purported lover Hephaestion (Will Stevens). Alexander: The Making of a God comes from Tailfeather Productions in partnership with Lion TV, with executive producers Lucy van Beek and Nick Catliff. The series premieres.
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A compelling case study is the reception of the emotional, romantic, and sexual relationship between Alexander and Hephaestion, even as Alexander had two children by different women and married three. Bisexual erasure now extends back 2300 years with my research, along with its implications in the larger focus of LGBT censorship throughout.