About this episode

Dan Snow charts the course of Odysseus through the Mediterranean, investigating the true places that inspired the Odyssey.

A special video podcast where Dan charts the course of Odysseus through the Mediterranean as he investigates the true places that could have inspired the Odyssey. Using his new Big Pad, Dan investigates the theories of ancient and modern scholars to see if he can build a plausible route that the Mycenaean king could have taken from Troy - modern day Hisarlik in Turkey- to Malta, Sicily and all the way to the Ionian island of Ithaca, where the ruins of the very real Palace of Odysseus stand... Produced by Mariana Des Forges, McKenna Fernandez and Dan Snow, edited by Matthew Wilson. You can enjoy more of Dan's Big Pad on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@DSHHPodcast You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Snow

Topics covered

• Odyssey
• Mediterranean
• ancient scholars
• Mycenaean king
• historical investigation

Keywords

• Odyssey
• Dan Snow
• Mediterranean
• Troy
• Ithaca
• historical investigation
• ancient scholars

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Odyssey

Places: Troy, Hisarlik, Malta, Sicily, Ithaca

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