Alexander The Great's Sex Life
The Ancients
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The Impact of His Sex Life on Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great was born into a world where his father, King Philip II, he has several marriages. There is no settled succession in the Macedonian royal family. He reforms the army with like the Macedonian phalanxist central infantry tactical formation that his Macedonian soldiers center around new heavy cavalry reforming the logistics train of his own. And as mentioned by the end of his reign, according to the sources, he has some seven marriages. But it's very interesting that in the ancient world, there are only two of his seven wives who are Macedonian. The other five are ones of Thracian or a member of the Gettai royal family.
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