1 KHNUMHOTEP AND NIANKHKHNUM
One of the earliest same-sex couples to be identified, these men were royal servants in Egypt around 2400 B.C. When their tomb was excavated in 1964, archeologists found their bodies intertwined and their faces nose-to-nose — the way married couples were buried.
2. ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND HEPHAESTION
Alexander, king of Macedonia (in present-day Greece) and conqueror of many lands, considered cavalry commander Hephaestion his most trusted confidant, and some historians believe they were lovers. Aristotle called them “one soul abiding in two bodies,” and after Hephaestion died in 324 B.C., Alexander lost his will to live.
3. MICHELANGELO AND TOMMASO DEI CAVALIERI
When they met in 1532, Michelangelo was 57 and dei Cavalieri 23. The artist found the young Italian
