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This guy barely even gets a footnote in most history classes, if he's even mentioned at all.

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Famous factual facts:

- Alexander was, at two separate points it should be said, declared the son of Amun, the Egyptian King of the Gods, and the son of Zeus, the Greek King of the Gods. So I guess there was some ancient Yaoi going on there or something, which would make sense since during Ptolomeic Egypt, Amun was combined with Zeus to create Amun-Zeus (essentially the idea that the two gods were the same being or aspects of the same being in different cultures), much in the same way as he was combined with Ra to create Amun-Ra.
Gods and their politics, amiright?

- The city depicted in panel three is actually the Athenian acropolis, not Thebes. There is no reference for what Thebes looks like since the city was razed after the Battle of Thebes in 335 BCE by Alexander the Great as an example to the rest of Greece.
I used it here as a general depiction of a prosperous Greek city.

- An eromenos was the junior partner in ancient Greek pederasty, a somewhat complicated system by today's standards since it crosses a few modern taboos. Essentially it was a form of political and social bonding between an older and experienced (politically) male, and a younger male wishing to rise through the ranks and learn. The ancient Greeks didn't strictly speaking have a concept of homosexuality, and (depending on the region) didn't consider males or females having same-sex relationships to be weird in and of themselves. What WAS weird was, say, the younger partner being in the dominant position.

- As many other Greek city-states liked to bring up, Thebes had allied with Persia during Xerxes' invasion, and had been stomped with them. The Thebans were never permitted to forget this stigma.

- The Macedonian capital of Aigai remained the cultural heart of Macedon for the length of its ancient existence, although the true political hub was later moved elsewhere. Aigai contained the royal palace and royal tombs, but was little more than several connected villages through Macedon's golden age to its eventual conquest by Rome.

- The decline of Athens during the Peloponnesian War didn't have to do exactly with Spartan dominance, but was more to do with Athens suffering several disasters that led to its eventual internal collapse, and the end of its Delian League. These disasters included but were not limited to the death of the statesman Pericles, a major plague that ravaged the city, and a failed invasion of Sicily where the invading force was more-or-less annihilated. Why? Look up a guy called Alcibiades.

- Spartan martial prowess was and is a mixture of fact and myth. The Spartans were a martial culture, and had relatively powerful soldiers, but their army was almost always small compared to other city states because of their population size. During the Persian-Greco War they gained a reputation that they then worked to make true by adopting a number of the ideas we credit them with today, such as childhood training.
This was all made easier to conceal by strict Spartan laws on foreigners entering their territory.

- Thebes' Sacred Band was an elite unit of 300 men, 150 pairs of male lovers. It gained prominence during the war between Thebes and Sparta, but was annihilated by Phillip during the battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE. A sad day for Yaoi fans everywhere.

- Phillip returned just in time to find that his infant nephew, Amyntas IV, had been placed on the throne after his (Phillip's) brother, Perdiccass III, had been killed in battle against the Illyrians. This left Macedon itself open to attack by a number of surrounding tribes and kingdoms, and inspired Athens to try and push the issue a little to prevent any of the northern barbarians from pushing south.
Originally Phillip was merely a regent, acting for his nephew, but he usurped the throne and made himself king. He didn't harm his nephew, apparently not considering him a threat, but that didn't stop Alexander the Sexy from doing him in when Phillip died.

concept and art: ©Daniel-Gleebits

Description
This guy barely even gets a footnote in most history classes, if he's even mentioned at all.

Part 2: daniel-gleebits.deviantart.com…

Famous factual facts:

- Alexander was, at two separate points it should be said, declared the son of Amun, the Egyptian King of the Gods, and the son of Zeus, the Greek King of the Gods. So I guess there was some ancient Yaoi going on there or something, which would make sense since during Ptolomeic Egypt, Amun was combined with Zeus to create Amun-Zeus (essentially the idea that the two gods were the same being or aspects of the same being in different cultures), much in the same way as he was combined with Ra to create Amun-Ra.
Gods and their politics, amiright?

- The city depicted in panel three is actually the Athenian acropolis, not Thebes. There is no reference for what Thebes looks like since the city was razed after the Battle of Thebes in 335 BCE by Alexander the Great as an example to the rest of Greece.
I used it here as a general depiction of a prosperous Greek city.

- An eromenos was the junior partner in ancient Greek pederasty, a somewhat complicated system by today's standards since it crosses a few modern taboos. Essentially it was a form of political and social bonding between an older and experienced (politically) male, and a younger male wishing to rise through the ranks and learn. The ancient Greeks didn't strictly speaking have a concept of homosexuality, and (depending on the region) didn't consider males or females having same-sex relationships to be weird in and of themselves. What WAS weird was, say, the younger partner being in the dominant position.

- As many other Greek city-states liked to bring up, Thebes had allied with Persia during Xerxes' invasion, and had been stomped with them. The Thebans were never permitted to forget this stigma.

- The Macedonian capital of Aigai remained the cultural heart of Macedon for the length of its ancient existence, although the true political hub was later moved elsewhere. Aigai contained the royal palace and royal tombs, but was little more than several connected villages through Macedon's golden age to its eventual conquest by Rome.

- The decline of Athens during the Peloponnesian War didn't have to do exactly with Spartan dominance, but was more to do with Athens suffering several disasters that led to its eventual internal collapse, and the end of its Delian League. These disasters included but were not limited to the death of the statesman Pericles, a major plague that ravaged the city, and a failed invasion of Sicily where the invading force was more-or-less annihilated. Why? Look up a guy called Alcibiades.

- Spartan martial prowess was and is a mixture of fact and myth. The Spartans were a martial culture, and had relatively powerful soldiers, but their army was almost always small compared to other city states because of their population size. During the Persian-Greco War they gained a reputation that they then worked to make true by adopting a number of the ideas we credit them with today, such as childhood training.
This was all made easier to conceal by strict Spartan laws on foreigners entering their territory.

- Thebes' Sacred Band was an elite unit of 300 men, 150 pairs of male lovers. It gained prominence during the war between Thebes and Sparta, but was annihilated by Phillip during the battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE. A sad day for Yaoi fans everywhere.

- Phillip returned just in time to find that his infant nephew, Amyntas IV, had been placed on the throne after his (Phillip's) brother, Perdiccass III, had been killed in battle against the Illyrians. This left Macedon itself open to attack by a number of surrounding tribes and kingdoms, and inspired Athens to try and push the issue a little to prevent any of the northern barbarians from pushing south.
Originally Phillip was merely a regent, acting for his nephew, but he usurped the throne and made himself king. He didn't harm his nephew, apparently not considering him a threat, but that didn't stop Alexander the Sexy from doing him in when Phillip died.

concept and art: ©Daniel-Gleebits