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RARE PHOTOS: Trojan war | Vintage Vibes

Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer

A newfound mosaic draws inspiration from "Phrygians," a play by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus that survives only in bits and pieces.

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Amazon to pay $2.5 billion, one of the largest FTC settlements in history, to mitigate claims it tricked millions of people into signing up for Prime

The FTC said Amazon used “dark patterns” to trick consumers into auto-renewals, then created a complex cancellation process internally dubbed “Iliad” after the Trojan War.

Fortune

'Extremely rare' bronze armor found in Czech Republic dates to Trojan War era

Ancient metal artifact discovered in the Czech Republic is a rare example of bronze armor from the Trojan War era.

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Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK

The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown was one of the archaeological stories of the year.

The Conversation

Five books you'll like if you love The Odyssey

In The Odyssey, an almost 3,000-year-old epic attributed to a poet known as Homer, the soldier Odysseus narrates most adventures in retrospect. The poem, which tells of Odysseus’ return from the Trojan War, is both the origin of our concept of nostalgia (from the Greek nostos meaning the journey home)…

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Girl on an Altar at the Kiln Theatre review: bracingly good reworking of Greek myth is mesmerising

Marina Carr’s examination of the Trojan War through women’s eyes is gripping

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The Burnt City review: Punchdrunk’s return is simply astonishing

Punchdrunk’s first major venture in London for eight years, inspired by the Trojan War, will blow you away

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