Awesome tribute. They were so blessed, had love for each other, such a beautiful deep love. I envy their story and that precious lovestory between two bold great men. Superb video!
Did we create a modern myth Did we imagine half of it Would happen in a thought from now Save yourself Save yourself The secret is out The secret is out To buy the truth And sell a lie The last mistake before you die So don't forget to breathe tonight Tonight's the last so say good-bye
Alexander was and Ancient Greek. The Ancient Greeks were more...relaxed about labeling their sexuality than we are nowadays. In fact, it was considered commonplace that an older man would take a younger male lover. The views on relationships were much different then, and Alexander was a King, so therefore was likely obligated to marry. This doesn't mean he didn't also take lovers, both male and female.
@bookkeeper57 Stone should have replicated Hephaestion's funeral in the movie. It was the most spectacular event in the history of the world, yet Oliver Stone left it out completely.
i think it could be that alexander was besexual ,but we should not forgett what a powerfull man he was .he was the man with a dream and a plan to reech the dream .we should follow him and should try to belive in our selves too to make history .long live alexander the great.
@notthatbasic I'm aware that love back then was a lot different than it is now. Hephaistion and Alexander were best friends, there's not doubt about it. They weren't lovers though. If there was any love, it was brotherly love. None of the historical records however, say that Alexander was bisexual. It's a modern myth about Alexander.
I really wish their last goodbye would had been like the one in the movie but sadly the reality was that alexander never make it there on time Hephaestion died before alexander make it to ecbatana but still their love be it gay or whatever was one of the most beautifull I've ever read. alexander even got ordered that the sacred flame in the temple to be extinguished and this was only done on the death of the Great King their wifes even were sisters so in the end they could have united their
Have you seen the movie? They're always talking about how they LOVE each other. And it actually isn't real accurate to history because they weren't gay. If you read enough history, you would know that after Alexander's death, Aristotle started the rumors of them being lovers because Alexander had Aristotle's nephew killed. But of course it would just make too much since to crack open a history book once in a while.
Actually there is gay talk of Julius Caesar lol. His soldiers made fun of him for sleeping with the king of Bythnia. Also, name one ancient source that says Alexander is homosexual. None of them do. It's only modern speculation. It doesn't matter though, he achieved some of the greatest things in history and nothing can change that.
Go read about Hadrian, will you? Come back to me then with your laws. They were more open in Greece then. I'm not saying Alexander definitely had male lovers, all I am saying in this is that IT WAS ACCEPTED.
But why do all the historians speak of Alexander and Hepheastion or Hadrian and Antoninus., as gay and not the other famous personalities. ? They never speak of Julius caesor, Cyrus the great, Genghis khan or any of the Egyption rulers as gay . No body speaks of Russian Queen Catherine the great who dressed like a man gay ! Queen Elizabeth the 1st of England never got married but no one calls her gay . So why only the gay talk for Alexander and Emperor Hadrian ?
Shame on Oliver Stone for trying to de-gay Alexander in his film. Alexander and Heph. should have been rolling in the hay together. And Heph.'s funeral was THE biggest worldwide event in HISTORY yet Stone made no freakin' mention of it.
Awesome tribute. They were so blessed, had love for each other, such a beautiful deep love. I envy their story and that precious lovestory between two bold great men. Superb video!
I love this video and as the years go by I love this movie more and more
This is a great, fantastic video...
One of only a few videos I downloaded, and actually put it in my iTunes... :D
good job!
Alexander the Great........ MEGAS ALEXANDROS....
.......the Greatest Greek of them all
absolutely agree too!
I cried
One soul abiding in two bodies.
Did we create a modern myth
Did we imagine half of it
Would happen in a thought from now
Save yourself
Save yourself
The secret is out
The secret is out
To buy the truth
And sell a lie
The last mistake before you die
So don't forget to breathe tonight
Tonight's the last so say good-bye
oh i love it..a fatastic emotional video..jared and colin are in love as ale & phay..
end of the story:)
Alexander was and Ancient Greek. The Ancient Greeks were more...relaxed about labeling their sexuality than we are nowadays. In fact, it was considered commonplace that an older man would take a younger male lover.
The views on relationships were much different then, and Alexander was a King, so therefore was likely obligated to marry. This doesn't mean he didn't also take lovers, both male and female.
me too
@bookkeeper57 Stone should have replicated Hephaestion's funeral in the movie. It was the most spectacular event in the history of the world, yet Oliver Stone left it out completely.
Forgive me if I haven't looked through all the comments to know if this question has already been answered, but is that quote from the Crow??
that's true, but just because there are fewer accounts doesn't mean that it didn't happen.
i think it could be that alexander was besexual ,but we should not forgett what a powerfull man he was .he was the man with a dream and a plan to reech the dream .we should follow him and should try to belive in our selves too to make history .long live alexander the great.
@chevychase Wait....did Heph. DIE in the movie???!!!
@notthatbasic I'm aware that love back then was a lot different than it is now. Hephaistion and Alexander were best friends, there's not doubt about it. They weren't lovers though. If there was any love, it was brotherly love. None of the historical records however, say that Alexander was bisexual. It's a modern myth about Alexander.
I really wish their last goodbye would had been like the one in the movie but sadly the reality was that alexander never make it there on time Hephaestion died before alexander make it to ecbatana but still their love be it gay or whatever was one of the most beautifull I've ever read. alexander even got ordered that the sacred flame in the temple to be extinguished and this was only done on the death of the Great King their wifes even were sisters so in the end they could have united their
Am I seriously the only one who knows that Barsine was a nickname for Stateira?
also: Alexander actually only married Roxana and Stateira. He also had a mistress: Barsine. It's likely that Alexander just really liked sex.
Have you seen the movie? They're always talking about how they LOVE each other. And it actually isn't real accurate to history because they weren't gay. If you read enough history, you would know that after Alexander's death, Aristotle started the rumors of them being lovers because Alexander had Aristotle's nephew killed. But of course it would just make too much since to crack open a history book once in a while.
I also think A modern myth is related to this story.
Actually there is gay talk of Julius Caesar lol. His soldiers made fun of him for sleeping with the king of Bythnia. Also, name one ancient source that says Alexander is homosexual. None of them do. It's only modern speculation. It doesn't matter though, he achieved some of the greatest things in history and nothing can change that.
@CAKIMacedonian Of course no other Macedonian and every other Greek could reach his Greatnes Long live Hellas!!!
Go read about Hadrian, will you?
Come back to me then with your laws.
They were more open in Greece then.
I'm not saying Alexander definitely had male lovers, all I am saying in this is that IT WAS ACCEPTED.
But why do all the historians speak of Alexander and Hepheastion or Hadrian and Antoninus., as gay and not the other famous personalities. ?
They never speak of Julius caesor, Cyrus the great, Genghis khan or any of the Egyption rulers as gay . No body speaks of Russian Queen Catherine the great who dressed like a man gay !
Queen Elizabeth the 1st of England never got married but no one calls her gay . So why only the gay talk for Alexander and Emperor Hadrian ?
Hystorical enough for those haters?
Nobody knows for sure if he was bisexual or not.
there is nothing to prove alexander was bi and of course he is in an oliver stone movie, but stone has never let history ruin a good story
Shame on Oliver Stone for trying to de-gay Alexander in his film. Alexander and Heph. should have been rolling in the hay together. And Heph.'s funeral was THE biggest worldwide event in HISTORY yet Stone made no freakin' mention of it.
But he was gay that a fact but he needed a heir to the throne and as much as he loved and trusted heph he could not give him that