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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 63 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Explanation: It is generally accepted that Alexander the Great was bisexual by modern historians, and widely suspected that one of his lovers was his bodyguard, Hephaestion.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 36 points 2 weeks ago

They may of just been roommates.... /s

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well now I wanna know what killed him.

*He was sick with fever for a week (possibly typhoid), started to feel better, suddenly ate a bunch and downed some wine, then died pretty quickly afterwards. Ruptured ulcers from the typhoid and eating a bunch? Had some other illness? Poison? Coincidentally had an aneurysm?

Well no one knows for sure.