• Alexander the Great

  • Mar 31 2025
  • Length: 43 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Today we're talking all things Alexander the G(ay)reat! One of the most successful military leaders in history and a figure who continues to fascinate thousands of years later - join us as we cut through the debates around his sexuality like a sword through the Gordian knot…


    This week's object is a mosaic from Pompeii, thought to date from around 120-100 BCE. Currently at Naples Archaeological Museum, image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.


    Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, violence, homophobia, death, war, colonization, human sacrifice and swearing.


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