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The stomach of an Egyptian mummy concealed a copy of the Iliad – Archaeologists were stunned (photos)

The mummy had been buried during the Roman period in Oxyrhynchus about 1,600 years ago. It is the first time a Greek literary text has been found embedded in a mummy’s body as part of the embalming process

The Treasures of Priam: Golden riches from the Legendary City of Troy (video)

During the 19th century one man embarked on a quest to prove that this legendary city actually existed

Homer’s “Odyssey” voted the best story ever told!

In the BBC poll "100 stories that shaped the World" Homeric "Iliad" also came in 10th

Homer’s Achilles is African in new BBC TV series “Troy: A Fall of a City”! (photos)

Patroclus and Zeus are also Africans