Toxic Boyfriends of Ancient Democracy: Harmodius & Aristogeiton (feat. Harry Tanner)
About this episode
The episode explores the historical figures Harmodius and Aristogeiton and their impact on ancient democracy and queer history.
To access extended episodes of Historical Homos, join our Patreon . Our community awaits with legs open and lips parted 🤤 www.patreon.com/historicalhomos – 2,500 years ago, two gay guys and an extremely toxic third inadvertently gave birth to Greek democracy. Yes, my proud brethren, long before anyone threw the first brick, we stabbed the first tyrant. In typical straight fashion, over the course of two millennia, the straight world forgot about our sacrifice. But that stops NOW. Harmodius & Aristogeiton are little known to us modern queers, but in antiquity they were notorious. The Ladies Liberty of the ancient world. But were they actually gay lovers? Did their boy-on-boy love usher in the world's first radical democracy? Can one top and one bottom really change the world? The answers await in the warm, milky hot tub that is queer history – so come on in, the water is... human temperature . 🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you pod. Sandals and olive-scented Gun Oil sold separately. 📱 Follow Historical Homos on Instagram , and do sign up to our newsletter…
People in this episode
Host: Sebastian Hendra
Guest: Harry Tanner
Topics covered
- ancient democracy
- queer history
- Harmodius and Aristogeiton
- toxic relationships
- Greek history
- gay rights
- radical democracy
Keywords
- Harmodius
- Aristogeiton
- Greek democracy
- queer history
- toxic boyfriends
- ancient Greece
- gay lovers
- radical democracy
- Patreon
- Historical Homos
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Organizations: Patreon, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Historical Homos
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