Was history gayer than we think? A new TV series, released on the eve of LGBT History Month, showing one of the world’s greatest warriors in a same-sex relationship has shocked some. But its makers are unrepentant.
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Sexual fluidity: Same-sex relationships were very normal throughout the Greek world. Glossary
Zeus - The king of the gods, known to the Romans as Jupiter.
Persia - A historic region of southwestern Asia, linked to the area that is now Iran.
Macedon - An ancient kingdom founded in 808BC on the edge of classical Greece.
Plutarch - A Greek philosopher and priest known for his biographies of Greek and Roman figures.
Bactrian - From Bactria, an ancient Iranian civilisation in Central Asia.
Harem - A group of women who are the partners of one man, especially in some past Muslim societies.