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When I moved from Switzerland (my home country) to Norway in July 2014 in order to take up a position as a Professor of Classics at the...

Man is a killer. This simple, but decisive insight constituted the starting point of a book which was published in 1972 and which was...

Troy sells. Whenever Homer, the Beautiful Helen and the Wooden Horse are advertised, a large audience is guaranteed. From 21 November...

Ancient Greek literature begins with Homer’s epics. If one were to select the top ten of ancient classics, the Iliad and the Odyssey...

If you are interested in Classics, then this blog is for you. It really is as simple as that. Please read about my different blog genres...