Get offa my lawn!
In honor of this business:

What are the oldest fandoms? I've seen some speculating in those comments already. I suppose it depends on how you define 'fandom.'

-- Christina Rosetti, among others, wrote fan stories for Alice in Wonderland.

-- Historians have been wanking about Hephaestion and Alexander for centuries now.

-- Not to mention the whole David and Jonathan thing.

What do you guys think? Does Gilgamesh count, or do you need to have had contemporary fanficcers?

Edit: Stupid Rich text can get offa my lawn too...