Netflix has created a new documentary series about the Alexander The Great, however in it they are attempting to depict him as being a homosexual, despite the fact that there is no proof of that. Oliver Stone also falsely attempted to portray him that way in 2004.
Alexander The Great was a Greek king who subjugated Persia for Greece while he was in his 20’s. In his ten year campaign in Persia he won many initial battles due to courage and good strategy, leading to many areas such as Babylon and Egypt then welcoming him as a liberator without a fight, where Egypt even made him a Pharaoh. He was the last significant king of Greece, and he was given the title “The Great” by the later Romans who admired his accomplishments.
“Historians” who are claiming that he was a homosexual are making that assumption without any proof— where they are ridiculously reasoning: “Back then everyone was gay in Greece, so therefore he must have been as well.” Such reasoning can be seen in this Daily Mail article about the Netflix series that even claims in its title that “historians [say he] had relationships with men.”
When I was making the “History of the World article,” I kept seeing videos about Greek history which said that homosexuality was “compulsory” in ancient Greece— and I knew that there was no way that could be true, so after searching the internet about the matter I found the excellent book “Homosexuality in Ancient Greece: The Myth is Collapsing”, which details much evidence showing that homosexuality was generally not accepted, let alone “ideal” in ancient Greece. I summarized the book at this link, which is included in the section about Greece in the History of the World article. The book has an entire chapter that debunks claims about Alexander The Great being a homosexual.
MUCH PREFERABLE VIDEOS ABOUT ALEXANDER THE GREAT
This video on the “Epic History TV channel” details Alexander the Great’s conquests of all of Persia between 334 BC and his early death in 323 BC at age 32. The video makes use of detailed computer simulations that depict the strategies and situations of key battles. It explains his long string of victories over a period of ten years due to his effective strategies and courage as a general, as well has how the newly acquired lands immediately fragmented into empires that fought with each other for power after his death, with most of the regions ultimately being subjugated by Rome a few hundred years later.
[Note: This interesting video starts by explaining background information about the situation of Greece at the time, and then it details Alexander’s conquests starting at about 5:00 using computer simulations. I recommend watching it.]
This well-made German ZDF documentary details the life of Alexander the Great. The documentary is dubbed in English.
Video: “Alexander the Great” (ZDF documentary) Episode 1 of 2: The Path To Power
This episode details the early life of Alexander the Great, where he grew up being trained as a warrior, tutored by Aristotle, and expecting to one day be the king of his province. Alexander’s kingdom of Macedonia was initially thought of as being somewhat of a “backwater” area before Alexander took control of most of Greece and embarked on his ambitious campaign of conquering Persia.
“Alexander the Great” (ZDF documentary) Episode 2 of 2: Until the End of the World
This second episode explains Alexander the Great’s ambitious conquest of Persia, where he won key battles due to courage and good strategy, leading to many regions of the area such as Babylon and Egypt then welcoming him as a liberator without a fight.
He was the last great leader of Greece, and his death resulted in the fragmentation of the newly subjugated lands of Persia, followed by Rome eventually taking power in the region a few centuries later.
Ancient Assassins – Alexander the Great’s Spidermen
This interesting video explains a siege that Alexander engaged in during his conquest of Persia, where his soldiers scaled the face of a dangerous steep cliff over a period of a few days in order to surprise the enemy that was camped out on top. [Note this video is not yet on the History of the World article.]