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History Quotes Ep. 1 - Memnon, the Ethiopian King Who Fought Achilles in the Trojan War
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May 9, 2021
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6:19Now PlayingWelcome to my new series, History Quotes, where I use historical texts to tell the stories of the past. In this first episode, I will read an excerpt from an epic poem, Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica, which was likely written in the 4th century AD. In it he tells of the defense of troy by an Ethiopian army and their King Memnon, the demigod son of Eos, goddess of the morning dawn.
Image Sources:
Troy: Fall of a City – Netflix Trailer
Troy Movie Trailer – Warner Bros. Entertainment
Historical Sources:
Quintus Smyrnaeus – The Fall of Troy Book 2
Pausanias, Description of Greece – 1.42
Pliny the Elder – The Natural History – 10.37
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