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How much of the Odyssey was actually real?
What happens when you go looking for the real world behind Homer's Odyssey? Daisy Dunn explores the archaeology of Bronze Age Greece
- Kev Lochun
Published: August 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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The Odyssey is a tale of impossible monsters, angsty gods and the unquiet dead – but does that mean it holds no truth?
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In this third episode of our four-part series, Kev Lochun and classicist Daisy Dunn turn archaeologist, tracing the real Bronze Age world of feasting kings and heroic warriors that inspired Homer's epic poem. What secrets can we glean from the layers of ancient Troy? What happened to the grand palace complexes of ancient Mycenae that caused them to vanish almost overnight? And why is a 3,000-year-old bathtub so exciting?
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Kev LochunDigital editor (audience and video)
Kev Lochun is digital editor (audience and video) at HistoryExtra
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