This video covers the historical context of Homer's Iliad, including archaeological evidence of the Trojan War, the historical world of Mycenaean Greece and the Hittite Empire, and other 8th-6th century BCE narratives of the Trojan War. It then offers a brief analysis of The Iliad books 1, 3, 4, 5, & 6.
Homer. The Iliad. Translated by A. T. Murray.
Links to text:
Book 1, "The quarrel of Achilles and Agamemnon": [ Ссылка ]...
Book 3, "Duel of Paris and Menelaus": [ Ссылка ]...
Book 4, "Battlefield": [ Ссылка ]...
Book 5, "Battlefield: Diomedes Wounding Gods": [ Ссылка ]...
Book 6, "Battlefield: Hector and Andromache": [ Ссылка ]...
Further resources:
UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
Hattusa: whc.unesco.org/en/list/377
Troy: whc.unesco.org/en/list/849
Mycenae: whc.unesco.org/en/list/941
University of Cincinnati archaeology of Troy page: [ Ссылка ]
Penn Museum lecture by C. Brian Rose “Great Battles: Was there a Trojan War?”
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Online-only translation by Ian Johnston 2007 featuring indented quotations
richerresourcespublications.com/Books/Classic_Books/Homer/Iliad/Iliad-Flipbook.htm
Fragments of The Epic Cycle: [ Ссылка ]
“The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours” by Harvard Classics Prof. Gregory Nagy
Book: [ Ссылка ]...
