I made a little video on Livius Andronicus, drawing primarily on Feeney and my own reactions. Maybe Livius was taking a leaf out of the book of his fellow townsmen and dumping on his Roman oppressors. Most likely not….but stranger things have happened
An exclusive interview with the author of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Odyssey, Homer.
Homer finally answers the questions everyone’s been asking: • Where is he really from? (the answer might surprise you) • What was his original name before he became "Homer"? • Did he actually write every line attributed to him? • Why does the Iliad open with the word μῆνιν? • Did he write the Iliad or the Odyssey first? • Why was he sued?