Sure, the Odyssey and Iliad are fiction, but they aren’t entirely fictional. Archaeologists have been surprised to find out how much of Homer’s epics can be traced to real life Bronze Age heroes, battles, and adventures. Go behind the scenes and read about the archaeology of the unexpected world of the Odyssey in our latest cover story.
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