Homer wrote the legend. UC archaeologists helped uncover the world behind it. 🏺
Long before christophernolann brought theodysseymovie to the big screen, University of Cincinnati researchers were excavating Troy and Pylos, two places at the heart of Homer’s epic.
That legacy continues today through classicsuc researchers Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker, whose discoveries in Pylos are revealing new details about Mycenaean civilization. Part of the upcoming film was even shot in Pylos near their excavation work.
Could The Odyssey inspire the next generation of Classics students? UC researchers think so.
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