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The Iliads and Odysses of Homer

England · Humanities / Philosophy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1677

Thomas Hobbes1677

London · Humanities / Philosophy

A collected edition of Hobbes's translations of the Iliad and Odyssey is published with his preface on heroic poetry.

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Thomas Hobbes

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