Iliad by Homer

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Published on Thursday, 01 November 2012 12:41

An epic poem in dactylic hexametres, probably written by Homer. Set in the times of the Trojan War (the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states), the Iliad tells about the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.

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