Homer's language, used in his epic poems, which laid the foundations of Western literature, was never spoken but echoes in Modern Greek.

The Odyssey is an ancient epic poem traditionally attributed to the Greek poet Homer. The monumental epic is divided into 24 ...

Ongoing excavations at the presumed ruins of Troy in Turkey, however, are uncovering new evidence that could prove that the ...

The Greek island of Lefkada is known for its breathtaking landscape, but few know its dark ancient past of love and death.

Humans are no strangers to kicking back with a cool pint of beer. The Ancient Egyptians, for example, had a hankering for ...

Timothy Edward Kane stars as The Poet in “An Iliad,” a remount of an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War that premiered at the Court Theatre in 2011.

To pass the time the ancient Greeks played various board and dice games which have been attested to in various sources.

The Odyssey by Homer The second of the ancient Greek poet’s epic tales and widely considered to be slightly more accessible, The Odyssey is the chronological sequel to The Iliad. It follows ...

Olive oil has been around for millennia. Even the ancient Greek poet Homer called it "liquid gold" in his famous epic, "Iliad," And centuries later, Hippocrates, widely regarded as the father of ...

Professor Blackie gives an extract from a newspaper printed last year at Athens, giving an account ot Kossuths visit to America, from which it is evident that the language of Homer lives in a ...