Did Sulla have romantic feelings for Archelaus?

by briskuit

I was readin Life of Sulla by Plutarch and in a few sections, it seems like Sulla may have liked Archelaus romantically.

[Sulla] was eager to have a personal conference with Archelaüs.

And when Archelaüs fell dangerously ill at Larissa, Sulla stopped his march, and cared for him as if he had been one of his own commanding officers.

Then he reproached him bitterly and denounced him for what he had done, and asked him again if he would keep the agreements made through Archelaüs. And when he said that he would, then Sulla greeted him with an embrace and a kiss, and later, bringing to him Ariobarzanes and Nicomedes the kings, he reconciled him with them.

Now, this could just be a matter if me not understanding Plutarch correctly, reading too much into it, but could it be supported with evidence?

drizzlemahnizzle

Don't really have an answer for you, but I've read many things including Colleen Mccloughs Masters of Rome. It tethers between history and historical fiction, but she portrays Sulla as being homosexual but suppressing his feelings so that he can run for public office and excel his military career.