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“Bury my body and don’t build any monument. Keep my hands out so the people know the one who won the world had nothing in hand when he died.” —Alexander the Great 356–323BCE
“The Iliad”, is an epic poem written in 750 BCE by Homer. It recounts the story of the end of the Trojan War and is one of the major sources for our understanding of the times. Homer’s other great work. “ The Odyssey.” takes place after the fall of Troy and tells the story of Odysseus’
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A second work by Hesiod, “Works and Days”, covers human life and moral values through stories of well-known mythical figures like Prometheus and Pandora, offers advice on farming, and explains lucky days and unlucky days.
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