Bagoas and alexander the great

I know it may sound cruel but this persian boy was born to be a eunuch, it must have been some gods plan. It is a very interesting and welladdressed speculation you have at the top, about whether alexander was gay. Summary during the indian campaign and the endless rain, alexander returns to his tent to ruminate on his persian boy. Alexander s bagoas was still a boy, but i assume he was groomed for greater responsibility under darius. Stone chose the dramatic use of his choice to mimic the assassin holding holding him as in a love scene with alexander holding his lover bagoas to comfort himself for having to order the death of a friend. Aug 16, 20 if p thought alexander survived the attempt on his life, he might have shown fear. Alexander the great was known as a womanizer his list of romances quite extensive. So much so, hephaestions death would bring the young.

Ive read the persian boy by mary renault twice and it made me dream of bagoas a lot. Media in category bagoas the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. What is the best evidence that alexander the great and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the persian boy alexander the great series book 2. His general, nabarzenes, went to swear fealty to alexander and to offer rich gifts, a. Bagoas is an award winning tribal fusion belly dancer known for his musicality, lyricism, technical power, precision, dramatic presentations, overwhelming charisma and down to earth interaction with his audience. The mystery is that we simply do not know what made him kill his benefactors. It was alexander s boyhood friend hephaestion who was his longest standing attachment. Bagoas heard a lot about alexander, alexander the great. Tarn included an extraordinary appendix entitled alexander s attitude to sex in his biography alexander the great. Only bagoas, the persian boy mourning in the shadows, wants nothing. Alexander is missing hephaestion greatly while he is away, and reading from his favorite book doesnt seem to make him feel better.

Bagoas the elder was a courtier of darius and later of alexander the great. Bagoas, a young eunuch, first met alexander following the death of darius iii. Jul 10, 2016 alexander the great was known as a womanizer his list of romances quite extensive. He had been sent on behalf of nabarzanes, a persian military. A favorite eunuch chamberlain, important officer of the court. The war had raged for some time, with darius finally on the run, deserted by his vassals and eventually assassinated by one of his own men. Marina commission by preciat on deviantart is a journalist who is going to publish illustrated short story featuring marina in some time.

First, there was ochus who oppressed his subjects cruelly and harshly. Alexander also took up persian dress and customs at court for a whi le, but when it cost him the sympathies of his subjects, he eventually quit, however he still kept bagoas as life long companion. Heres a link to a page on alexander s sexuality on a comprehensive alexander the great web site. The persian boy alexander the great series book 2 kindle edition by renault, mary. A later story, that bagoas was an egyptian and killed artaxerxes iii. However, some researchers suggest that he also fell in love with at least two men, one of them being hephaestion, a general in alexander s army. He was afraid to be left in the street, he was most afraid to live in poverty. In alexander s lover, andrew said that this handsome youth is not hymenaios, but it is bagoas, since the painting is about alexander s loves. Jul 08, 2014 a later story, that bagoas was an egyptian and killed artaxerxes iii. In addition to vivid fictional portrayals of theseus, socrates, plato and alexander the great, she wrote a nonfiction biography of alexander. The ancient evidence all makes alexander s bagoas a senior courtier and lover of the king. The younger bagoas was a favourite male concubine of darius iii, emperor of persia. Nov 26, 2018 alexanders relationship with bagoas was not detailed at all.

The great warrior reflects on how fleeting those moments have been and bagoas says, still, you have given me much happiness, alexander. We are told, too, that he was once viewing some contests in singing and dancing, being well heated with wine, and that his favourite, bagoas, won the prize for song and dance, and then, all in his festal array, passed through the theatre and took his seat by alexander s side. The mystery is that we simply do not know what made him kill. Jul 16, 2010 the other great male love of alexanders life that we know about was the eunuch bagoas. Dec 21, 2011 if you wish to know about bagoas, favorite of the former great king of persia darius and later favorite and advisor to alexander the great not a previous bagoas who was an administrator to one of the persian kings, mary renaults biography the nature of alexander and also the second book of her trilogy, the persian boy, can give a more complete idea of what he was like. Just like the two previous books in this trilogy, funeral games was an atmospheric and intense read full of political schemings, war and wellwritten characters. The other great male love of alexander s life that we know about was the eunuch bagoas. Alexander the greats gay lovers the closet professor. In 2010 he won the title of the yellow rose of texas at ya halla yall in the professional tribal alternative mens category. We are told, too, that he was once viewing some contests in singing and dancing, being well heated with wine, and that his favourite, bagoas, won the prize for song and dance, and then, all in his festal array, passed through the theatre and took his seat by alexanders side.

Alexander the great and his beautiful lover, eunuch bagoas. The other great male love of alexanders life that we know about was the eunuch bagoas. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Famous homosexuals gay lovers of alexander the great. Slowly the music fades away and the young eunuch step back, before alexander reaches out again, breathing heavily and sweating profusely in exhaustion. Herodotus stated that the greeks were horrified by the trade of eunuchs and called it unholy since it. Diodorus now turns to persia and gives a short account of how darius came to be great king. Alexandros iii of macedon alexander the greatbagoas. It sorts and describes some 1,000 online resources, from biographies to movies, academic papers to political arguments. Bagoas put ochus youngest son, arses, on the throne. As for bagoas, i doubt history will ever remember him as alexander s great love, seeing how alexander mourned hephaestion.

Love is not only sleeping and living together, love is when one entrusts his heart and mind for the beloved, when he shares all joy and sorrow with him, when they are united by spirit and flesh. Another eunuch of the same name, a vizier of the empire, deposed one. The mistake that you are making is to use speculation from modern writings and opinions as to bagoas s unimportance as the basis for your stance. The persians were very familiar with the very concept, and so were the macedonian kings like philip ii and alexander the great. Bagoas was a eunuch who later became the vizier to artaxerxes iii. Historic accounts the younger bagoas was a favourite catamite of darius iii, emperor of persia. Another eunuch of the same name, a vizier of the empire, deposed one persian king and was killed by another when this bagoas, called son of pharnuches, would have been a young child. Personal relationships of alexander the great wikipedia. Alexander the great and bagoas by develv on deviantart. A man took away bagoas freedom and manhood, a god gave him love and the chance to be a hero. Aug 23, 2015 diodorus now turns to persia and gives a short account of how darius came to be great king.

Bagoas possessed famous gardens near babylon theophrastus, plantresearches 2. Apr 21, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Plutarch tells us that, while in a theatre, alexander embraced bagoas and kissed him deeply. He was done away with by a eunuch named bagoas not the same bagoas who alexander liked. He was reportedly the lover of darius iii and after darius death, of alexander the great. As funeral games opens, alexander the great lies dying. Was alexander the greats lover bagoas really good looking as. Apparently, bagoas was given to alexander as a gift by one of the persian king darius commanders.

Funeral games was a wonderful finale for a wonderful trilogy. The career of bagoas is summarized by the greek historian diodorus. Bagoas tries to cheer him up, and alexander gets an idea. He could not give up the luxurious life he was accustomed to.

Summary bagoas deals with the death of his great king. Thus ended the career of one of the most mysterious figures in ancient history. The eunuch bagoas the classical quarterly cambridge core. Alexander s relationship with bagoas was not detailed at all. The eunuch bagoas a study in method the stage of alexander s great drama is thronged with minor characters playing their walkon parts or acting as heroes or villains in their own little scenes. If bagoas is a rendering of hegai, then i think bagoas means, or is a name reserved for, a principal eunuch. Boy, the 2nd installment of her trilogy about alexander the great. Bagoas in old persian bagoi was an eunuch in the persian empire in the 4th century bce. Did bagoas, the favorite male slave of alexander the great. Abducted and gelded as a boy, bagoas is sold as a courtesan to king darius of persia, but finds freedom with alexander the great after the macedon army conquers his homeland. Bagoas, a eunuch exceptional in beauty and in the very flower of boyhood, with whom darius was intimate and with whom alexander would later be intimate. Another eunuch of the same name, a vizier of the empire, deposed one persian king and was killed by another when. Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with fear.

As a huge fan of him, i think your version of him is the best that ive ever seen. Around his body gather the generals, the provincial satraps and the royal wives, already competing for the prizes of power and land. Was alexander the greats lover bagoas really good looking. Bagoas was a prominent persian official who served as the vizier of the achaemenid empire until his death. Alexander appears to have been sexually intimate with at least one man, a young persian dancer named bagoas. Her historical novels are all set in ancient greece. Bagoas killed artaxerxes iii and artaxerxes iv and carries the responsibility for the crisis in persia, which was used by the macedonian king philip and his successor alexander the great to overthrow the achaemenid empire. So, he did not mind being a slave of this new king, alexander, as well, but he was afraid that alexander would abandon him.

I really enjoyed the earlier books and luckily funeral games didnt disappoint me. Multiple ancient sources, including plutarch and curtius, reference alexander s desire for bagoas. Jun 03, 2015 sometimes a good god sees something evil done, and then comes up with a plan for how to turn it into something good. Even in the case of bagoas a eunuch given to alexander as dare i say it. Historical facts and records about bagoas, an alexander. Alexander reaches out and swiftly pulls off the silk material causing the now naked bagoas to increase the momentum of his dancing ever more, seducing the king to approach him. Bagoas was a eunuch in the persian empire in the 4th century bce, said to have been the catamite of darius iii, and later the eromenos beloved of alexander the great historic accounts. Bagoas bittet bei alexander um gnade fur nabarzanes. However, some researchers suggest that he also fell in love with at least two men, one of them being hephaestion, a general in alexanders army. Renaults novels have caused a great many people to try and find out more about the real alexander. Bagoas house in susa, with rich treasures, was presented by alexander to parmenio plut. Nabarzanes came before him alexander offering prodigious presents.

During the indian campaign and the endless rain, alexander returns to his tent to ruminate on his persian boy. The war had raged for some time, with darius finally on the run, deserted by his. Bagoas was a eunuch in the persian empire in the 4th century bce, said to have been the catamite of darius iii, and later the eromenos beloved of alexander the great. The persian boy traces the last years of alexander s life through the eyes of his lover, bagoas. In this role, he allied himself with the rhodian mercenary general mentor, and with his help succeeded in once again making egypt a province of the persian empire probably from 342. Although alexander subsequently married the bactrian princess roxana, he kept bagoas with him on his indian campaigns.

If you wish to know about bagoas, favorite of the former great king of persia darius and later favorite and advisor to alexander the great not a previous bagoas who was an administrator to one of the persian kings, mary renaults biography the nature of alexander and also the second book of her trilogy, the persian boy, can give a more complete idea of what he was like. Alexander the great on the web is the preeminent website on alexander the great in history and culture. How suspicion and intrigue eroded alexander the greats empire. There is hephaistion, alexander, roxane, some slaves, some angels and a very handsome youth in the painting. Please do not act like an ass in the comment section of my videos. He promoted darius iii in becoming great king before being killed by his protege. Alexander 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Herodotus stated that the greeks were horrified by the trade of eunuchs and called it unholy since it involve the castration of boys before they hit puberty. Favorite answer the other great male love of alexanders life that we know about was the eunuch bagoas. I recently talked to a few hephaestion experts about his relationship with alexander the great in episode iii of my new podcast the achilles gene. The power of bagoas in alexander reception has been discussed in a chapter for brills reception of alexander the great, the unmanly ruler, 2018, written by liz baynam and terry ryan. Alexander meets bagoas the eunuch in the harem of darius iii. Plutarch also writes of alexander s favourite, bagoas, and the affection that he would demonstrate for him in public.

Persian beauty bagoas, favorite and lover of alexander the great. Feb 10, 2011 to celebrate the newly published landmark edition of arrians biography of alexander the great, the nyu center for ancient studies and the reading odyssey are hosting a conference tonight feb 10. Tarn included an extraordinary appendix entitled alexanders attitude to sex in his biography alexander the great. Plinys explanation is congruent with such acts on behalf of the ruler. A plea in favor of bagoas it is obvious that history has not been handling the subject of eunuchs with kindness. Life of a warrior chapter 3 life with bagoas, an alexander.

Please do not act like an ass in the comment sectio. May 20, 2014 hephaestion was a member of alexander the great s personal bodyguard and the macedonian kings closest and lifelong friend and advisor. Mar 12, 2012 the ancient evidence all makes alexander s bagoas a senior courtier and lover of the king. Alexander s bagoas does act autonomously on behalf of rulers. What was the real relationship between alexander the great.

They include a pair of novels about the mythological hero theseus and a trilogy about the career of alexander mary renault was an english writer best. No concise biography has ever been written about him, likely stemming from the fact that he died before alexander and none of those among alexander s companions who survived him would have had a need to promote someone other than themselves. Only plutarch writes about bagoas winning a dancing competition in front of alexander, later he concludes the troops urged alexander to kiss bagoas. Some said he was a cruel king who would destroy everything which stood in his path without remorse. The problem of alexanders sex life first came to the fore in englishlanguage scholarship over half a century ago, in 1948, when the great w. Those who have the courage to conquer it are made free and those who are conquered by it are made to suffer until they have the courage to defeat it, or death takes them. Bagoas was the name of two eunuchs in the court of the persian empire in the 4th century bc.