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19 hours ago · Homer ( / ˈhoʊmər /; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros; born c. 8th century BC) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.
- Homer (Disambiguation)
Homer (name), a list of people and fictional characters with...
- Ancient Accounts of Homer
The periodization hinted in written records comes from...
- Homeric Greek
Homeric Greek is the form of the Greek language that was...
- Life of Homer
Homer, 1812, by Philippe-Laurent Roland. The Life of Homer,...
- Homer (Disambiguation)
3 days ago · Synopsis Exposition (books 1–4) A mosaic depicting Odysseus, from the villa of La Olmeda, Pedrosa de la Vega, Spain, late 4th–5th centuries AD. The Odyssey begins after the end of the ten-year Trojan War (the subject of the Iliad), from which Odysseus (also known by the Latin variant Ulysses), king of Ithaca, has still not returned because he angered Poseidon, the god of the sea.
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- Epic poetry
- c. 8th century BC
- Homeric Greek
1 day ago · Western historians of the Early modern and Enlightenment period, c. 1600–1815. John Hayward (1564–1627) James Ussher (1581–1656), chronology of the history of the world. Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), Dutch Republic. William Bradford (1590–1657), Mayflower/Plymouth Colony of America.
3 days ago · This is a timeline of space exploration which includes notable achievements, first accomplishments and milestones in humanity's exploration of outer space . This timeline generally does not distinguish achievements by a specific country or private company, as it considers humanity as a whole. See otherwise the timeline of private spaceflight or ...
19 hours ago · The city was known as Rabat Aman during the second millennium BC and served as the capital of the Ammonite Kingdom, centered at the Amman Citadel. In the 3rd century BC, the city was renamed Philadelphia and made a regional center of Hellenistic culture. Under Roman rule, Philadelphia was one of the ten Greco-Roman cities of the Decapolis.
- 1,680 km² (650 sq mi)
- 11110-17198
- +962(6)
- Jordan
2 days ago · The Tourism Kelowna events calendar features all of the best events in Kelowna. From festivals, concerts, winery & vineyard events as well as art exhibits, cultural, and family events, Kelowna has something for everyone to enjoy. Check out some of our known Kelowna BC annual events or browse from the selection of upcoming events listed below.
3 days ago · Radiocarbon dating helped verify the authenticity of the Dead Sea scrolls. Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon . The method was developed in the late 1940s at ...
