Netflix is not only movies and feature series. The streaming giant’s offer also includes other items, such as reality shows, documentaries and animated productions. In recent years, somewhat biographical productions have also become popular.
One of them is the series “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”, which is a true crime production because it presents the real crimes of a serial killer. The title aroused much controversy, and this season a production that shocked many also debuted on Netflix.
Another Netflix production divides viewers. This time it is a fictionalized documentary series
It is a fictionalized documentary entitled “How Alexander the Great Became a God.” This is a multi-episode series that shows the extraordinary life of Alexander the Great through his radical transformation from a warrior prince into a living god. The production also includes interviews with experts and exciting reconstructions of events, thanks to which the viewer can better feel the realities of ancient Greece.
The main theme of the production are the conquests of Alexander the Great, who, due to his obsession with defeating the powerful Persian emperor Darius, conquered the entire known world in less than six years. Only 30 years old, he managed to create one of the largest empires in history, stretching from Greece to northwestern India.
In Ancient Greece, same-sex sexual relations were commonplace
However, it was the part of the series that showed the personal life of the King of Macedonia that aroused the greatest emotions among viewers. The Netflix production focuses on showing the hot affection that Alexander the Great had for his childhood friend and military commander Hephaestion. The sexual orientation of the ruler of the Argead dynasty is still uncertain, and historians have been discussing this topic for many years.
As Adam Węgłowski wrote on the website, to better understand this story, we must take into account that in the times of Ancient Greece “erotic life and preferences eluded clear classification.” Moreover, same-sex relationships were not a taboo, and Alexander’s father, Philip II, had many mistresses. One of them was Pausanias of Orestis.
According to prof. Daniel Ogden, author of the scientific work ‘Alexander’s Sex Life’, we can better understand the Macedonian and his behavior by abandoning the belief, widespread years ago, that the ruler was heterosexual and free from promiscuity. It is better to assume that the great conqueror was bisexual, having many partners and ‘adventures’ with men – we read in the article.
In the Netflix documentary, we also hear comments from historians and experts on this topic, who refer to the records of historians from hundreds of years ago. Some of them believe that the king of Macedon had more illegitimate children with different women. In turn, Dr. Salima Ikram from the American University in Cairo is of the opinion that Hephaestion was Alexander the Great’s greatest love.
Source: Gazeta
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