Iliad
The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Homer, composed around the 8th or 7th century BCE. It consists of 15,693 lines of dactylic hexameter verse, divided into 24 books. The poem narrates the events of several weeks during the final year of the Trojan War, focusing on the wrath of Achilles and its consequences. The work exists in numerous ancient manuscripts and papyri fragments, with the earliest substantial fragments dating to the 2nd century BCE.
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