When Does "The Iliad" (800 BCE) Take Place?
"Iliás" (released to English-speaking audiences as "The Iliad") is a historical fiction epic poem written by anonymous that released around 800 BCE. So when is "The Iliad" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because it depicts the end of the quasi-legendary Trojan War, which (though quasi-legendary) is usually placed in the ten years from 1194 BC to 1184 BC based on the writings of Eratosthenes and the archaeological record.
It takes place in the year:
1184 BC
We know this because it depicts the end of the quasi-legendary Trojan War, which (though quasi-legendary) is usually placed in the ten years from 1194 BC to 1184 BC based on the writings of Eratosthenes and the archaeological record.
[HOWEVER, other writers dated the war to 1344 BC to 1334 BC, making the last year 1334 BC, or 1260 BC to 1250 BC, making the final year 1250 BC.]
The narrative lasts less than a month, in whichever calendar year it takes place in.
