Iliad

The Iliad was first published in the 9th century B.C. It's an ancient epic poem that presents the author's interpretation of the events that took place during a few weeks of the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. As old and distant it may sound, the book had striking similarities to the modern world: War, the bloodbath in the name of honour and glory, and misogyny have been inseparable limbs ...