Maps of The Iliad

While The Iliad is a fictional tale of the Trojan War between the Trojan and Achaean warriors during the Late Bronze Age (circa 1500-1200 BC), it is set in a real location: Mycenae, today known as modern Turkey, and located along the Aegean Sea. We present a brief slideshow of maps from Barry B. Powell’s new translation of the ancient epic, which illustrate the geographic regions mentioned, from towns and cities, to character origins, and even allied battle grounds. This topographical backdrop to Homer’s poem provides a rich context for the story, and a greater understanding for modern readers.




The Aegean
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Mainland Greece
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The Troad
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The Catalog of Ships
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Origins of Heroes
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The Trojan Catalog
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The Mediterranean
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The Ancient Near East
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Barry B. Powell is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of a new free verse translation of The Iliad by Homer.

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