I wrote this 7 years ago, but its worth a share here for Valentine's. What initially interested me about #Hephaistion was the fact his friendship with/love for #AlexandertheGreat (and Alexander's for him) seems to have been the Real Deal.
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Old drawing. I was shocked by the 2023 version.
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I'm not dead yet- random colouring practice with a sketch from two weeks ago
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#ancientgreece
At his death, #Hephaistion was 2nd man in the empire--a far cry from just a sounding board or love interest. Pop history renditions often don't know what to do with him, outside romantic rivalries. Hephaistion's real rivals? *Other marshals*.
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Alexander and Hephaestion(posted during Pride Month 2024)
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My one correction is that these are not YA. They are, however, a coming-of-age novel. #ancienthistory #classicsbluesky #alexanderthegreat #hephaistion #hephaestion #ancientbluesky
Finally starting a series on YouTube, re: #Hephaistion #Hephaestion, marshal for #AlexandertheGreat. This first one is all about his NAME. It's *weird*, for Macedonia. And what that means. With curse tablets and fun digital projects. #ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #ancienthistory #epigraphy
My guys in the Getty Villa: #Hephaistion and #AlexandertheGreat. Yes, I'm aware these may be (very good) fakes; I mention that in the video. Was there to take pictures for the monograph on Hephaistion & Krateros. #Classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky #Hephaestion
youtu.be/NZoz_LZ3Cl8?...
In the Gedrosian Desert
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Image of the cover of Dancing with the Lion: Becoming. Text reads: Two boys, one heroic bond, and the molding of Greece's greatest son.
Cover of Dancing with the Lion: Rise. Text reads: The story of Alexander before he became 'the Great.'
At the risk of beating a dead horse....
5 years ago, I Did a Thing. This duology on a young Alexander the Great. It's a coming-of-age story but part of coming of age is falling in love, so it's also a love story.
tinyurl.com/d96bhm7k
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A "Valentine's Day" video in which I discuss Alexander's mourning for Hephaistion and why he did NOT "go crazy with grief." From what we can tell (given the sources), his mourning was intense, but *normal*. Yes, really.
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On US election eve, it seemed appropriate to talk power politics at the court of #AlexandertheGreat, #5 in my #Hephaistion posts. Here, I discuss allies and enemies, including #Perdikkas, #Krateros, and #Eumenes. Prosopography R us! #ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #Hephaestion #Perdiccas #Craterus
More on #Hephaistion with video #4: this time as diplomatic officer for #Alexanderthegreat, so a corollary to video #3 as logistical officer. (For whatever reason, the red is really RED here!)
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#3 in the Hephaistion series, this one on Hephaistion as logistics officer, and how I reached that conclusion. Diplomatic assignments/chilliarchy next. #ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #Hephaistion
In which I explain why #Hephaistion was almost certainly NOT ethnically Macedonian. I'll likely do a few more, looking (inter alia) at his career and why I contend he was a perfectly competent general, not just arm candy for #AlexandertheGreat.
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