Julius Caesar was given the nickname “Queen of Bithynia” from his (in)famous affair with King Nicomedes, which he subsequently denied. But was it based on fact?

by PowerfulSlavicEnergy

And furthermore, if it was a real affair/relationship, how might later Augustan or Christian sources have sanitized Caesar’s life to fit a heteronormative narrative?

We have other prominent examples of important Romans who we might consider “Queer” today, but I’m curious if we can authentically view Caesar through that lens.

NerevarTheKing

There is another post that deals with similar ideas present in your post, which I will link here. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/i5zxp6/how_much_of_history_is_projecting_yourself_back/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

(from u/Lord0fHats )

This answer to another question concerning gender and perceptions of masculinity in ancient Rome discusses the deeply problematic issues with how historians look at LGBTQ topics. Presentism, historiography, and the issues of anachronism and moralizing are discussed.