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2 giorni fa · Modern military volunteers donned replicas of ancient Greek armour and engaged in exercises inspired by Homer’s epic poem The Iliad.The demonstration shows how elite Bronze Age warriors could ...
2 giorni fa · “Though few archaeologists would view Homer as a reliable source for Bronze Age warfare, and indeed the study only engages lightly with archaeological studies of warfare and bronze armour, their rigorous protocols for testing the armour are important for measuring its practicality for sustained use in battle,” says Barry Molloy at the University College Dublin in Ireland.
2 giorni fa · One of the oldest complete suits of European armour was discovered in 1960 near the village of Dendra, in Southern Greece, but it remained unknown whether this armour was suitable for extended use in battle or was purely ceremonial. This had limited our understanding of the ancient Greek–Late Bronze Age–warfare and its consequences that have underpinned the social transformations of ...
1 giorno fa · Works attributed to Homer Homer and His Guide (1874) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Today, only the Iliad and the Odyssey are associated with the name 'Homer'. In antiquity, a large number of other works were sometimes attributed to him, including the Homeric Hymns, the Contest of Homer and Hesiod, several epigrams, the Little Iliad, the Nostoi, the Thebaid, the Cypria, the Epigoni, the comic ...
2 giorni fa · Ancient 3,500-year-old Mycenaean armor tested in epic combat simulation shows Homer’s Iliad wasn’t just a fantasy story after all. This armor wasn't just for show.
2 giorni fa · The Bronze Age Mycenaeans, renowned for their impressive architecture and legendary roles in Homeric epics, have long been a subject of study. One of their most notable technological achievements, the Dendra armor, has recently been the focus of an extensive study to determine its practicality and effectiveness in battle.
4 giorni fa · My research focuses on the Homeric epics as oral poetry: the composition of the Homeric epics; Homer and memory; Homer's narrative; the speech Homer attributes to his characters; the reception of the Homeric epics through time.
