The Iliad
- ISBN-10
- 1773137921
- ISBN-13
- 9781773137926
- Series
- The Iliad
- Category
- Poetry
- Pages
- 324
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-04-20
- Publisher
- Aegitas
- Author
- Homer
Description
The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.
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