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Alexander
I watched the movie for purely historical content, skipping nudity and avoided gay theme.
After about a ten year period, in 323 B.C Alexander the Great, from Macedonia, conquered about 12 of the tribal groups, Persians, Indians, etcetera trying to unite them under him. His father had previously conquered about 5 groups, mainly Greeks. He brought to these regions the Hellenistic culture and Greek language “koine”.
Alexander was a pupil of Aristotle.
Upon further reading, I read that the Greek culture allowed homosexual behavior between older men and young boys, in the military, etc. Later the young boys would be expected to marry women. Also according to the movie, since the water was bad, they drank mainly a strong wine. It reminded me of the Mayflower trip; they drank ale.
Saw this on an essay on internet and it was either Aristotle or Plato that wrote it. He wrote about adult homosexual unions and why they were wrong. It went something like this -the person who penetrates breaks down the virtue of courage of the recipient while the recipient breaks down the virtue of temperance in the other.
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Did Plato or Aristotle see virtues in acts as increasing or decreasing? Is there more on other virtues?
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Temptation comes from within each of us and we are all different, correct?
I watched the movie for purely historical content, skipping nudity and avoided gay theme.
After about a ten year period, in 323 B.C Alexander the Great, from Macedonia, conquered about 12 of the tribal groups, Persians, Indians, etcetera trying to unite them under him. His father had previously conquered about 5 groups, mainly Greeks. He brought to these regions the Hellenistic culture and Greek language “koine”.
Alexander was a pupil of Aristotle.
Upon further reading, I read that the Greek culture allowed homosexual behavior between older men and young boys, in the military, etc. Later the young boys would be expected to marry women. Also according to the movie, since the water was bad, they drank mainly a strong wine. It reminded me of the Mayflower trip; they drank ale.
Saw this on an essay on internet and it was either Aristotle or Plato that wrote it. He wrote about adult homosexual unions and why they were wrong. It went something like this -the person who penetrates breaks down the virtue of courage of the recipient while the recipient breaks down the virtue of temperance in the other.
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Did Plato or Aristotle see virtues in acts as increasing or decreasing? Is there more on other virtues?
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Temptation comes from within each of us and we are all different, correct?