A reconstruction of what Troy VI might have looked like. For thousands of years, people read Homer's Iliad and learned the story of the Trojan War. But nobody knew if it had really happened, [...]
Roman high school: A fragment of Homer's Iliad on papyrus Who went to high school? Only the richest and smartest Roman boys went on from elementary school to high school. Most [...]
The inside of Nero's Golden House: it's very dark! Why was Nero building a new palace? After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, the Roman Emperor Nero took advantage of the space [...]
Anna Comnena, author of the Alexiad Who was Anna Comnena? Anna Comnena was born a princess in 1083 AD. She was the oldest child of the Byzantine emperor Alexios. She was named [...]
Earliest picture of the Trojan Horse story, on a Greek vase ca. 670 BC The end of the Trojan War After the events of the Iliad and the death of Hector, the [...]
Judgment of Paris -Paris is on the right (A fresco from Pompeii, ca. 79 AD) Who is the most beautiful? Once upon a time, around 1250 BC, toward the end of the [...]
Achilles debate: this is Achilles, on a Greek black-figure vase from around 530 BC Would Achilles choose life? Achilles, the hero of Homer's Iliad, learned that he had a choice. He [...]
Ajax in the Iliad carrying the dead Achilles He brought back the body of Achilles Ajax was one of the great heroes of the Trojan War. He was the king of [...]
Achilles, on a Greek black-figure vase from around 530 BC. Is it on purpose that Achilles' heel is showing? Who were Achilles' parents? Achilles was a great warrior in ancient [...]
Homer's Iliad: Achilles, on a Greek black-figure vase from around 530 BC What is the story of the Iliad? "Sing, Goddess, of the anger of Achilles..." The story of Homer's [...]
