The Iliad (Books 1-6), the Epic Cycle, & the history of the Trojan War

This video covers the historical context of Homer's Iliad, including archaeological evidence of the Trojan War, the historical world of Mycenaean Greece and the Hittite Empire, and other 8th-6th century BCE narratives of the Trojan War. It then offers a brief analysis of The Iliad books 1, 3, 4, 5, & 6.
Homer. The Iliad. Translated by A. T. Murray.
Links to text:
Book 1, "The quarrel of Achilles and Agamemnon": www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad1...
Book 3, "Duel of Paris and Menelaus": www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad3...
Book 4, "Battlefield": www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad4...
Book 5, "Battlefield: Diomedes Wounding Gods": www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad5...
Book 6, "Battlefield: Hector and Andromache": www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad6...
Further resources:
UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
Hattusa: whc.unesco.org/en/list/377
Troy: whc.unesco.org/en/list/849
Mycenae: whc.unesco.org/en/list/941
University of Cincinnati archaeology of Troy page: cerhas.uc.edu/troy/about.html
Penn Museum lecture by C. Brian Rose “Great Battles: Was there a Trojan War?”
www.penn.museum/collections/v...
Online-only translation by Ian Johnston 2007 featuring indented quotations
richerresourcespublications.com/Books/Classic_Books/Homer/Iliad/Iliad-Flipbook.htm
Fragments of The Epic Cycle: www.theoi.com/Text/EpicCycle.html
“The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours” by Harvard Classics Prof. Gregory Nagy
Book: www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.ph...
EdX online class: www.edx.org/course/ancient-gr...

[@Psittacus_erithacus]

Public consumption may not have been the primary intention behind posting this, but it is an excellent and approachable exposition on the context of the Iliad and has greatly enhanced my own re-reading of that work. The resource links are also very useful for lay readers as well as students. Many thanks for making this available!

[@gabrielrt]

Amazing content! Thanks for the upload.

[@TrailBlazer5280]

Excellent lecture