Homeric evidence Historicity of Homer

map of bronze age greece described in homer s iliad

also, catalogue of ships mentions great variety of cities, of which, including athens, inhabited both in bronze age , in homer s time, , of which, such pylos, not rebuilt after bronze age. suggests names of no-longer-existing towns remembered older time, because unlikely homer have managed name diverse list of important bronze age cities were, in time, few blocks of rubble on surface, without names. furthermore, cities enumerated in catalogue given in geographical clusters, revealing sound knowledge of aegean topography. evidence mixed, though: locating bronze age palace of sparta, traditional home of menelaus, under modern city has been challenging.