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OG Gays in the Military: Ancient Greece's Sacred Band of Thebes: An Interview with James Romm
The History of Sex
49 minutes 6 seconds
4 years ago
OG Gays in the Military: Ancient Greece's Sacred Band of Thebes: An Interview with James Romm
The Sacred Band of Thebes, comprised entirely of gay male lovers, was Ancient Greece’s original response to the gays in the military question. What was that like? How did it function? And what was its lasting legacy? That’s what we’re going to find out today, just in time for Pride Month. Here to help us do it is classicist James Romm, author of The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom.
By the way, the New Yorker article referenced in the episode is "Ancient Greece's Army of Lovers" by Daniel Mendelsohn.
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The History of Sex
We explode gender norms by exploring their incredible variety across time.
