Homer. Ancient Roman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Homer. Ancient Roman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of 

Homer

Roman, Republican or Imperial Period

1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.

Collection of the 

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Homer. Ancient Rome. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Homer. Ancient Roman. by Travis Simpkins

Homer. Ancient Roman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of 

Homer

Roman, Republican or Imperial Period

1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.

Collection of the 

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Homer. Ancient Rome. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Homer. Ancient Roman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Homer. Ancient Roman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of 

Homer

Roman, Republican or Imperial Period

1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.

Collection of the 

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Homer. Ancient Rome. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Homer. Ancient Roman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Homer. Ancient Roman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of 

Homer

Roman, Republican or Imperial Period

1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.

Collection of the 

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Homer. Ancient Rome. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey (1997): Homer's Ancient Epic Poem Gets the TV Movie Treatment

     Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, and developed as a made-for-TV movie, The Odyssey (1997) does wonders within the television format. Split as a two part miniseries, the film follows Homer's Ancient Greek epic poem pretty closely, focusing on Odysseus' long and troubled journey home to Ithaca, hindered by the Gods, after the Trojan War. Some of the special effects are a bit dated, but the overall feel of the movie remains fresh over 15 years later. Francis Ford Coppola produced the film and Jim Henson's workshop supplied  the "monsters". The cast does a great job, including Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams, Eric Roberts, Geraldine Chaplin and Christopher Lee.

The Odyssey: Odysseus

The Odyssey: 

The Odyssey: Odysseus

The Odyssey: 

The Odyssey: 

The Odyssey: Cyclops

The Odyssey: 

The Odyssey: 

The Odyssey: Hades

The Odyssey: 

The Odyssey: 

"The Odyssey"- movie trailer

Homer. Ancient Roman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Homer. Ancient Roman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of 

Homer

Roman, Republican or Imperial Period

1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.

Collection of the 

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Homer. Ancient Rome. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus, Cyclops. Homer's Odyssey. by Travis Simpkins

Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. 150 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Troy (2004): Brad Pitt and Homer's Ancient Iliad

     Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, Troy (2004) is a loose re-telling of Homer's Ancient Epic poem, "The Iliad." Focusing on the wooing of Helen by Paris, and the resulting bloody Trojan War, the film plays up the action and seemingly disregards the strong supernatural role played by the Greek Gods in the original story text. Nevertheless, the grand-scale battle scenes are spectacular and the set designs beautifully recreate the look of the Ancient world circa 1200 B.C. The all-star cast is great, including Brad Pitt as the great warrior Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, Orlando Bloom as Paris, Brian Cox as Agamemnon, Diane Kruger as the beautiful Helen of Troy (the face that launched a thousand ships), Sean Bean as Odysseus and Peter O'Toole as Priam.

Brian Cox as Agamemnon: Troy

: Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy

Brian Cox as Agamemnon: Troy

Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger: Troy

Orlando Bloom as Paris: Troy

Eric Bana as Hector: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy: Troy

: Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

: Troy

Odysseus: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

: Troy

Brian Cox as Agamemnon: Troy

: Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy

: Troy

Peter O'Toole as Priam: Troy

: Troy

Eric Bana as Hector: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

: Troy

Eric Bana as Hector: Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

Eric Bana as Hector: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

The Trojan Horse: Troy

: Troy

The Trojan Horse: Troy

Brian Cox as Agamemnon: Troy

Diane Kruger and Orlando Bloom: Troy

Orlando Bloom as Paris: Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

"Troy"- movie trailer

Bust of Homer. by Travis Simpkins

Etruscan Warrior. by Travis Simpkins