100 Heroes: Julius Caesar
The gay man who ruled the Roman Empire.
Born in the year 100 BC, Julius Caesar is one of the most famous rulers of the Roman Empire.
But was he gay?
Obviously, it's a bit hard to be definitive, but there's enough historical clues that suggest that Julius Caesar was down for a bit of man-on-man action.
One particularly strong connection seems to be between Julius Ceasar and Nicomedes. Nicomedes IV was the king of Bithynia. On today's maps, you'd place Bithynia along the northern coast of Turkey. During Caesar's time, Bithynia was controlled by Rome as a client state - it later became a province of the Roman Empire.
Before he rose to power, Julius Caesar was sent to Bithynia to secure military resources from Nicomedes. This was around the year 80 BC. Young Julius spent a considerable amount of time in the court of Nicomedes - there was speculation at the time that Julius and Nicomedes seemed particularly close, with rumours that the two men were known to be physically intimate with each other.
Critics of Julius Caesar later used his relationship with Nicomedes against him - describing Caesar as the passive partner in their encounters, as it was perceived as lacking honour for a noble man to be fucked by another man.
So, that's pretty much case-closed. Julias Caesar was a faggot who liked nothing more than being dicked-down by a Turkish top. Hard-relate.
