The epic clash between Achilles and Memnon, king of the Ethiopians, was a battle of titans that would determine the fate of Troy.

In legend, Achilles, Greek warrior and hero of the Trojan War, fought Trojan prince Hector to avenge the death of his friend Patroclus. Hector had killed Patroclus, and he planned to cut off Patroclus ...

Heinrich Schliemann, the German archaeologist, was in Turkey in the late 19th century on an eccentric quest. He was excavating a tell—an artificial mound that covers long abandoned settlements. The ...

Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, The Odyssey, will be an adaptation of Homer's Ancient Greek epic of the same name, which follows King Odysseus on his journey home after the Trojan War. The war ...