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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HomerHomer - Wikipedia

    1 day 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.

    • 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,...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 300_(film)300 (film) - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · 300. (film) 300 is a 2006 American epic historical war action film [4] [5] based on the 1998 comic book series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Co-written and directed by Zack Snyder, with Miller serving as executive producer and consultant, the film is, like its source material, a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of ...

    • $65 million
  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ParthenonParthenon - Wikipedia

    21 hours ago · Phidias (sculptor) The Parthenon ( / ˈpɑːrθəˌnɒn, - nən /; Ancient Greek: Παρθενών, romanized : Parthenōn [par.tʰe.nɔ̌ːn]; Greek: Παρθενώνας, romanized : Parthenónas [parθeˈnonas]) is a former temple [6] [7] on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC.

    • 447 BC
    • Classical
    • 73 by 34 m (240 by 112 ft)
    • Athens, Greece
  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SapphoSappho - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Sappho worked within a well-developed tradition of poetry from Lesbos, which had evolved its own poetic diction, metres, and conventions. Prior to Sappho and her contemporary Alcaeus, Lesbos was associated with poetry and music through the mythical Orpheus and Arion, and through the seventh-century BC poet Terpander. The Aeolic metrical tradition in which she composed her poetry was distinct ...

  5. 5 days ago · Terence (born c. 195 bc, Carthage, North Africa [now in Tunisia]—died 159? bc, in Greece or at sea) was, after Plautus, the greatest Roman comic dramatist, the author of six verse comedies that were long regarded as models of pure Latin. Terence’s plays form the basis of the modern comedy of manners. Terence was taken to Rome as a slave by ...

  6. 21 hours ago · ISBN 978-3-030-36617-9. It [Albanian] is the official language of Albania, the co-official language of Kosovo, and the co-official language of many western municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia. Albanian is also spoken widely in some areas in Greece, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia, and in some towns in southern Italy and Sicily.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TiberiusTiberius - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Early life Family and youth Tiberius and his mother Livia, AD 14–19, from Paestum, National Archaeological Museum of Spain, Madrid Tiberius was born in Rome on 16 November 42 BC to Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. Both of his biological parents belonged to the gens Claudia, an ancient patrician family that came to prominence in the early years of the republic. His mother was also a ...

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