The universe will collapse in on itself before theater companies stop restaging classic battles with an Allies/Axis theme. Still, if you must dress your Greek heroes in WWII army regalia, you may as ...

It is true that every generation needs a translation of The Iliad that relates to what its readers bring with them to the poem. It is also true that many potential current readers now bring so much ...

On Nov. 3, The Iliad Bookshop in North Hollywood was set ablaze in what appears to be an act of arson. Boxes of books had been pushed in front of the back door and set on fire, and a manifesto posted ...

At sandy Pylos (as Homer calls it) on the western coast of Greece it’s still possible to see the bathtub of Nestor, who figures in the Iliad as an ancient, well-meaning but rather long-winded hero.