Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast

68- Iliad Part X: Achilles Goes Completely Manic


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A shorter episode today discussing book XXI of the Iliad! Achilles goes round murdering people like there's no tomorrow, and one of the rivers he keeps flinging people into objects to this. Not only that, but we get more partisanship from the gods and an honouring of a grisly promise.


Sources for this episode:

  • Homer (1965), The Iliad. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books Ltd.
  • Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Scamander (online) (Accessed 03/04/2025).


As also stated in the episode audio, there will be no episode for the next two weeks as Autocrat is on a bit of an Easter break.

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Autocrat- A Roman History PodcastBy Vince and Cassie