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LITERATURE

Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Cycles / Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Cod. F 205 Inf. (Ambrosian Iliad) / Manuscript
Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Book II: Agamemnon tests the spirit of the Greek by suggesting them to return, but eventually they go into battle / vv. 303-330: Ulysses reminds the Greeks that, according to Calchas, a portent of a dragon killing nine birds in Aulis meant that Troy would only fall in the tenth year

Further details

Artist or creator

Constantinople or
Alexandria

Date

5th century (late) - 6th century (early)

Location

Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Cod. F 205 Inf.

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Ilias Ambrosiana, Cod. F. 205. P. Inf. Bibliothecae Ambrosianae Mediolanensis, Fontes Ambrosiani 28, Berne 1953

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