LGBTQ history

Become a Patron!   This episode wouldn’t have been possible without these sources. Ancient Literature.com: Briseis Poetry in Translation: The Iliad  Iphigenia at [...Read More...]

In our last episode we looked at Achilles’ early life and his relationships with the women who crossed his path. In this episode, we follow him to the beach at [...Read More...]

Achilles is so often portrayed as the most masculine of heroes, but those portrayals generally leave out that he spent a few years of his life passing as a girl. Today, [...Read More...]

Become a Patron!   This episode wouldn’t be possible without these sources: The Achilleid – Statius The Iliad – Homer Theoi’s epic entry on [...Read More...]

Become a Patron!   This episode wouldn’t have been possible without these sources:   The Iliad – Homer Shipping in Plato’s Symposium by Juliette Grace [...Read More...]

In the first part of our Gender Rebels series, we talked about queer history—queer women, Intersex people, transgender people, and eunuchs. Now, we’re going to begin [...Read More...]

Last week, we told you about the Sacred Band’s first important military victories—victories that depended on the intense trust and love the Sacred Band members had for [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our ancient sources include: Plutarch’s Life of Lycurgis (Bernadotte Perrin translation) Plutarch’s Life of Pelopidas (Bernadotte Perrin [...Read More...]

In our last episode, we told you the story of how the Spartans took over the city of and how an intrepid and very queer group of Theban rebels, led by a firebrand named [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our ancient sources include: Plutarch’s Life of Lycurgis (Bernadotte Perrin translation) Plutarch’s Life of Pelopidas (Bernadotte Perrin [...Read More...]