вЂњThe flower of boyhoodвЂќ indicates that Bagoas was likely in his mid-teenage years when he met Alexander, possibly fourteen or fifteen. Sources agree that Alexander granted these pleas.Д¬urtius recounts his presentation to Alexander, referring to Bagoas as вЂњвЂ¦a eunuch of exceptional appearance and in the very flower of boyhood, with whom Darius had had a relationship, and with whom Alexander soon had oneвЂ¦вЂќ However, the soon-to-be Great King notoriously punished traitors, and so hoping to garner favor and mercy with the new conqueror, Nabarzanes presented Bagoas to Alexander the Great and pleaded his case for clemency. It is said that they struck the Great King with javelins and he died of his wounds. Nabarzanes was the trusted commander of Darius IIIвЂ™s royal cavalry but at the suggestion of an allied satrap named Bessus, betrayed the king and ultimately participated in his assassination as Alexander advanced.

He was also known as an exceptional dancer and ancient sources claim that he participated in dancing festivals when he traveled with Alexander, notably winning the famous festival in Carmania after the march through the Gedrosian desert.Д«agoas Pleads on Behalf of Nabarzanes by Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation and assistant, 1470-75, The J. Once at court, he was a favorite of Darius III. What is known is that he was brought to the court as a young boy and like most-if not all-eunuchs, he had already had the castrating procedure. Not much is known about the life of Bagoas the Younger prior to his arrival at the court of Darius III, though some theorize that he may have been of higher class due to his eventual position as a eunuch of the king.

Bagoas the Younger lived through the betrayal of King Darius III and the conquest of Alexander the Great and was the lover of these two great kings.

He is distinguished from another courtier in the court of Darius III, also called Bagoas, who was shamed for his attempt to assassinate the Great King he originally installed on the throne-this is Bagoas the Elder. The wounded Darius seated on a collapsed chariot to left being given drinking water contained in a helmet by a soldier by Christian Bernhard Rode, 1774, via the British Museum, LondonД«agoas was a Persian eunuch, originally a lover of the Great King Darius III.

Alexander the great&#39;s lover hephaestion

Alexander the great's lover hephaestion