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

DYK #KingLeonidas of #Sparta & his Royal Guard of 300 #SameSex lovers commanded 7,000 Greek allies against Persian #KingXerxes' army of 360,000 at #Thermopylae, a narrow pass in Greece? His #queer soldiers held them off for 2 days. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #HistSex #QueerHistory

DYK why #KingLeonidas of Sparta & his allies were able to hold off Persian #KingXerxes' huge army at #Thermopylae? His Royal Guard of 300 were #queer lovers who vowed to protect each other or die together. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #Antinous #HappyPride #HistSex #QueerHistory