"lgbt history" blog posts
![Attic vase c. 500 B.C., attrib. to the Sosias-Painter, Antikensammlung Berlin F2278](/media/livacuk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/blog/Akhilleus_Patroklos_Antikensammlung_Berlin_F2278.jpg)
LGBT History Month - Homosexuality in Ancient Greece
This February in the department we have been reflecting about LGBT history, not least following the wonderful lecture by Prof Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones on Alexander the Great. In this post, Dr Ben Cartlidge dwells on a puzzling feature of the ancient Greek evidence for male homosexuality.
Posted on: 27 February 2019
![Montage of LGBT-themed Alexander the Great imagery](/media/livacuk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/blog/alex-the-gay-blog.jpg)
Alexander the Great or Alexander the Gay?
For LGBT history month, guest blogger Prof Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (Chair of Ancient History, Cardiff University) asks: 'Alexander the Great or Alexander the Gay?' before his talk this week, exploring Alexander's sexuality and popular culture.
Posted on: 19 February 2019
![Illustration of explorer with rainbow flag](/media/livacuk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/blog/LGBT-arch-flag-blog.jpg)
Chasing Rainbows: The Search for Gay Material Culture
After thinking about LGBT+ History Month 2018 last month, I thought it would be interesting to take a look how much archaeology can contribute to our understanding of gay history.
Posted on: 1 March 2018