Alexander the great portraied as a bisexual

The ancient sources do not report, however, what modern scholars have asserted: that Alexander and his very close friend Hephaestion were lovers. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. In other projects Wikimedia Commons. The Queen's statement makes it clear she wants an end to damaging speculation about the Royal's family's future, writes Samantha Hawley. To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy. Change to mobile view. First posted November 20,

Historically the royal hunt has often brought together imperial centre and subject periphery. Alexander the Great was a brilliant militant. In addition to all this, he added concubines to his retinue in the manner of Darius, in number not less than the days of the year and outstanding in beauty as selected from all the women of Asia.