How Many Ships Does It Take to Sack Troy? Do the Math with the Ilias Latina
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9674591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven J Green (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 161-168 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8418 • E-ISSN: 1558-9234 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/clw.2019.0030 |
| OpenAlex | W2946607954 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Homer's Iliad lists 1,186 Greek ships that sailed to Troy, and a first-century ad Latin rendition of Homer, the so-called Ilias Latina, offers a mathematical and logical puzzle on the subject. This article provides the Latin text, English translation, and mathematical commentary of the relevant section of the Latin poem to enable a variety of readers to tackle this delightful puzzle for themselves
Art · Latin Americans · Library science · Linguistics · Literature · Poetry · Sack · Section (typography) · Subject (documents) · Variety (cybernetics) · Artificial Intelligence · Classics · Computer Science · Engineering · History · History and Theory of Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |