The Iliad Books 1 of 6, the Epic Cycle, & the history of the Trojan War
Channel: Wrinkled Brain
Date: 14/04/2020

This video covers the historical context of Homer's Iliad, including archaeological evidence of the Trojan War, the historical world of Mycenaean Greece and the Hittite Empire, and other 8th-6th century BCE narratives of the Trojan War. It then offers a brief analysis of The Iliad books 1, 3, 4, 5, & 6.
Homer. The Iliad. Translated by A. T. Murray.

Links to text:
Book 1, "The quarrel of Achilles and Agamemnon": http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad1...  
Book 3, "Duel of Paris and Menelaus":  http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad3...
Book 4, "Battlefield": http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad4...
Book 5, "Battlefield: Diomedes Wounding Gods": http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad5...
Book 6, "Battlefield: Hector and Andromache": http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad6...

Further resources: 
UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
Hattusa: whc.unesco.org/en/list/377
Troy: whc.unesco.org/en/list/849
Mycenae: whc.unesco.org/en/list/941 
University of Cincinnati archaeology of Troy page: http://cerhas.uc.edu/troy/about.html 
Penn Museum lecture by C. Brian Rose “Great Battles: Was there a Trojan War?” 
https://www.penn.museum/collections/v...
Online-only translation  by Ian Johnston 2007 featuring indented quotations 
richerresourcespublications.com/Books/Classic_Books/Homer/Iliad/Iliad-Flipbook.htm
Fragments of The Epic Cycle: http://www.theoi.com/Text/EpicCycle.html 
“The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours” by Harvard Classics Prof. Gregory Nagy
Book: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.ph...