Do you know how many novelists, film directors, and board-game creators have been inspired to create art based on classical mythology and other classical works? Maybe not, but perhaps you know some of the more popular examples. Greek and Roman mythology has had a big impact on modern literature, film, and even the games we play. We owe more than we think to authors like Homer.
Test your knowledge of classical influences, classical reception, and learn about the ways in which the ancient world continues to inspire human culture.
Featured image credit: Virgil reading the Aeneid, by Jean-Baptiste Wicar. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Quiz background image credit: Elihu Vedder. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Published on March 09, 2016 00:30