#15: Who were the REAL Heroes of Early Greece? (w/ Josho Brouwers)
Who were the warriors of early Greece? Were they like the heroes depicted in the Homeric epics? Or completely different? Was there even a Trojan War at all?
Josho Brouwers, a Mediterranean archaeologist who is editor-in-chief of Ancient World Magazine and an expert in the warfare of Mycenaean Greece, joins us to answer these questions and many more.
Here are some of the articles and websites discussed in the episode (and a few others as well):
Exploring the history behind Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) on the Trojan War
Bad Ancient: Are the Homeric Epics an Accurate Source for the Bronze Age Aegean?
Sources of Disinformation: Bad reconstructions of Aegean warriors
Below, you can watch one of Brouwers’ videos discussing the history and depictions of the Mycenaean Greeks in the video game Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (very informative).