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1:35:35
An ancient tomb might prove that the hero of Homer’s Odyssey Odyssey really existed.
1:55
Homer calls Odysseus “King of the Ithacans.” But there are no Mycenaean ruins on modern-day Ithaki.
1:37
In 1992, the discovery of a tomb leads to claims that the body buried there is King Odysseus.
2:37
Makis Metaxas believes Odysseus' kingdom was in his hometown on the island of Kefalonia.
2:25
Ismini Milliaresis describes the archeological dig that took place on her family's land on Kefalonia
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The 1992 excavation of the tomb Makis Metaxas found gives up an incredible piece of evidence.