Odysseus

The Odyssey Timeline

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  • Trojan War
    1184 BCE

    Trojan War

    This date is approximate
  • Odysseus returns home from The Trojan War
    1174 BCE

    Odysseus returns home from The Trojan War

    This date is approximate
  • Homer composes his epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey
    800 BCE

    Homer composes his epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey

    Date approximate
  • Invention of Greek alphabet
    760 BCE

    Invention of Greek alphabet

    Date approximate
  • Standard text of The Odyssey set by Athenian tyrant Peisistratos
    537 BCE

    Standard text of The Odyssey set by Athenian tyrant Peisistratos

    Date approximate
  • Earliest known papyrus fragments of The Odyssey
    250 BCE

    Earliest known papyrus fragments of The Odyssey

    Date approximate
  • Oldest known complete manuscript of The Odyssey
    1000

    Oldest known complete manuscript of The Odyssey

    Date approximate
  • Oldest known printed manuscript of The Odyssey
    1488

    Oldest known printed manuscript of The Odyssey

    Date not exact
  • First English translation

    First English translation

  • Graphic novel by Gareth Hinds

    Graphic novel by Gareth Hinds

  • KCA freshman English students read The Odyssey

    KCA freshman English students read The Odyssey

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