The Iliad - Hardcover

Seven Greek cities claim the honor of being the birthplace of Homer (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet to whom the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey are attributed. The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the identity--or even the existence--of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived.

E. V. Rieu initiated...