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The Iliad is one of the great epics of Ancient Greece. It tells, at least in part, the story of the Trojan War, and it appears to contain valid elements of the Bronze Age world. Which has led scholars to debate whether or not the Iliad is historically accurate, and whether or not the poet Homer was a real person. This video briefly investigates the subject.
Sources:
A History of the Archaic Greek World, Hall
The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction, Cline
Ancient Greece, Roberts et al
The Iliad is one of the great epics of Ancient Greece. It tells, at least in part, the story of the Trojan War, and it appears to contain valid elements of the Bronze Age world. Which has led scholars to debate whether or not the Iliad is historically accurate, and whether or not the poet Homer was a real person. This video briefly investigates the subject.
Sources:
A History of the Archaic Greek World, Hall
The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction, Cline
Ancient Greece, Roberts et al
