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What's the deal with eunuchs? In listening to Alexander the Great by Philip Freeman, the mention of eunuchs happens often enough that it makes it seem as if they're a part of daily life for the Persians and Macedonians. How prevalent were they in actuality and to what use did they provide society?

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What's the deal with eunuchs? In listening to Alexander the Great by Philip Freeman, the mention of eunuchs happens often enough that it makes it seem as if they're a part of daily life for the Persians and Macedonians. How prevalent were they in actuality and to what use did they provide society?	1784