DYK #JeanLouisDavid let #KingLeonidas of #Sparta's (d.480 BCE) Royal Guard of 300 same-sex lovers show affection in this painting? They led 7,000 allies to stand off Persian #KingXerxes' huge army of 360,000 at Thermopylae for 2 days. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #QueerHistory