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Tomb built for Alexander the Great's best friend is aligned with winter solstice, study suggests
A tomb that may have been built for a close friend of Alexander the Great may be aligned with the winter solstice.
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Alexander the Great Built Solar-Aligned Tomb for His Best Friend, Hephaestion, Study Suggests
A study reveals that the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis, Greece, built by Alexander for Hephaestion, was solar-aligned with the ...
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Tomb Of Hephaestion – Alexander The Great’s Best "Buddy" – May Align With The Winter Solstice
The largest and most lavish tomb ever built in ancient Macedonia may have been designed to fill with sunlight on the winter ...
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Were Alexander the Great and Hephaestion more than friends?
The Netflix series “Alexander: The Making of a God” examines the relationship between the Macedonian leader and his longtime companion. Here’s what historians do and don’t know. Sisygambis ...
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Netflix Criticized For ‘Queering’ Alexander The Great—But Historians Say Today’s Definition Of Gay Can’t Be Applied To Ancient Greece
Netflix’s “Alexander: The Making of a God” docuseries has attracted criticism from some Greek officials for portraying Hephaestion, Alexander the Great’s childhood friend, as his lover.