The Greeks defend their ships from the Trojans in Alfred Churchill’s Story of Homer’s Iliad, 1911. A would-be burglar entered an apartment, saw a book on Homer’s Iliad, and made himself comfortable so ...
He wanted to be this dictatorial ruler in every sense of the word. Actor Russell Crowe starred as General Maximus in the 2000 film Gladiator. (Photo: Universal/Getty Images) He also fancied himself a ...