LGBTQ history

The time was the 300s BC. The place was Thebes. And in this place, in this time, there was an elite military force—the best of the best special ops shock troops—made up [...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...]

Last week, we focused on people who chose to undergo castration for religious reasons. But this probably wasn’t the most common experience most people had who were [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our ancient sources include: The Book of Matthew 19:12 Suetonius: Life of Nero (C.J. Rolfe translation) Strabo: Geography (Horace Leonard Jones translation) [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our ancient sources include: The Book of Matthew 19:12 Suetonius: Life of Nero (C.J. Rolfe translation) Strabo: Geography (Horace Leonard Jones translation) [...Read More...]

In ancient Rome, there were a lot of eunuchs. Some were enslaved, some were free; some were members of religious cults, some were not. No study of queer history in ancient [...Read More...]

Intersex people are sometimes featured in Greek mythology in a positive way—for instance, the beautiful child of Aphrodite who became an important part of her entourage. [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our ancient sources include: The Historia Augusta (David Magie translation) Diodorus Siculus: The Library of History (C.H. Oldfather translation) Julius [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our ancient sources include: Cassius Dio’s Roman History (Earnest Cary translation) The Historia Augusta (David Magie translation) Catullus: Cybele and [...Read More...]

Join us for a deep dive into queer history in ancient Greece and Rome. This week, we focus on transgender men and women. It’s a common belief that being trans is [...Read More...]