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Turns Out the Famed 'Lovers of Modena' Were Men, But Like, No Homo
Turns Out the Famed 'Lovers of Modena' Were Men, But Like, No Homo
Just super mega bros.
rachelkiley
September 13 2019 11:26 AM EST
November 08 2024 4:53 AM EST
The famed “Lovers of Modena” — two skeletons found buried holding hands back in 2009 — have finally been determined to be two men.
The remains were discovered in northern Italy a decade ago, and are said to have been buried sometime between the 4th and 6th century AD. It was previously assumed the skeletons were of a man and a woman due to how they were positioned — holding hands, one gazing at the other (the second skeleton’s head was believed to have shifted post-mortem). Now, thanks to a new technique involving tooth enamel, we know that the two were actually men.
And the casual backtracking that’s happening over calling them “lovers” is already impressive as hell.
“Many tombs have been found in the past with couples holding hands, but in all cases there was a man and a woman,” researcher Federico Lugli told Rai News. “What might have been the bond between the two individuals in the burial in Modena remains a mystery.”
Researchers are now saying that the two were brothers or cousins or just like, really close soldier buddies. So close that they were buried in the same grave. Holding hands. Like men and women.
The scientific “no homo” of the whole thing is already drawing well-deserved eye rolls from the internet, where people understand that the best explanation for two dudes holding hands isn’t generally that they’re bros.
After all, if there’s one group of people known for their unwavering heterosexuality, it’s the ancient Romans.
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