Odysseus Unbound: The Search for Homer's Ithaca

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Where is the Ithaca described in such detail in Homer's Odyssey? The mystery has baffled scholars for over two millennia, particularly because Homer's descriptions bear little resemblance to the modern island called Ithaki. This highly illustrated book tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of the true location of Homer's Ithaca by following a detective trail of literary, geological and archaeological clues. We can now identify all the places on the island that are mentioned in the ...
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Where is the Ithaca described in such detail in Homer's Odyssey? The mystery has baffled scholars for over two millennia, particularly because Homer's descriptions bear little resemblance to the modern island called Ithaki. This highly illustrated book tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of the true location of Homer's Ithaca by following a detective trail of literary, geological and archaeological clues. We can now identify all the places on the island that are mentioned in the epic--even the site of Odysseus' palace itself. The pages of the Odyssey come alive as we follow its events through a landscape that opens up before our eyes via glorious color photographs and 3-D satellite images. Over a century after Schliemann's discovery of Troy, the information in this groundbreaking volume will revolutionize our understanding of Homer's text and of our cultural ancestors in Bronze Age Greece. Robert Bittlestone was educated in classics and science before reading economics at the University of Cambridge. He is the founder of Metapraxis Ltd., a company specializing in the detection of early warnings for multinational companies. Bittlestone is the author of many articles about the importance of visualization and has applied these principles to the enigma described in this book. James Diggle is Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Queens' College. John Underhill is Chair of Stratigraphy at the University of Edinburgh and Associate Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University.
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While the Homeric texts are a prominent feature of Western culture, the actuality of the world described in the Iliad and Odyssey is more problematic. Professional economist and amateur archaeologist Bittlestone takes up the challenge by drawing on the resources of satellite imagery, seismic research, geological evidence, and textual materials to propose an alternate location for Odysseus's Ithaca, one that more accurately fits the archaeological and textual evidence. Richly illustrated with photographs and maps, the book chronicles the explorations and investigations undertaken by Bittlestone and others to discover the lost "Strabo's Channel" (Strabo was a Greek geographer, historian, and philosopher and author of the ancient text Geographia), which would point to a different route for Odysseus. Appended to this book is an essay by James Diggle (Greek & Latin, Cambridge) that assesses the textual sources and one by James Underhill (stratigraphy, Univ. of Edinburgh) that assesses the geological evidence. A fascinating and compelling book; recommended for both public and academic libraries.-T.L. Cooksey, Armstrong Atlantic State Univ., Savannah, GA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780521853576
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date: 9/30/2005
  • Pages: 618
  • Product dimensions: 7.99 (w) x 9.96 (h) x 1.81 (d)

Meet the Author

Robert Bittlestone studied economics at the University of Cambridge. He is the founder of Metapraxis Ltd, a company specialising in the detection of early warnings for multinational companies. He is the author of numerous business articles and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture & Commerce.

James Diggle is Professor of Greek and Latin at Cambridge and a Fellow of Queens' College. His publications include The Textual Tradition of Euripides' Orestes (Oxford University Press, 1991), and Euripidea: Collected Essays (Oxford University Press, 1994), Theophrastus: Characters (0521853575). He was University Orator at Cambridge for eleven years, and has published a selection of his speeches in Cambridge Orations 1982-1993 (0521466180).

John Underhill is Chair of Stratigraphy at the University of Edinburgh and Associate Professor at the Department for Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University.

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Table of Contents

Prologue; Text, translation and images; Part I. Speculation: 1. Catastrophe; 2. Conundrum; 3. Odyssey; 4. Controversy; 5. Schizocephalonia; 6. Strabo; 7. Geology; 8. Coincidence; 9. Competition; 10. Ambush; 11. Poseidon; Part II. Exploration: 12. Thinia; 13. Phorcys; 14. Eumaios; 15. Asteris; 16. Telemachos; Part III. Assimilation: 17. Analysis; 18. Inquiry; 19. Landscape; 20. Quickbird; 21. Doulichion; 22. Laertes; 23. Network; 24. Pottery; 25. Drama; 26. Exodus; Part IV. Revelation: 27. Rockfall; 28. Earthquake; 29. Uplift; 30. Shoreline; 31. Epiphany; 32. Ithaca; 33. Intuition; 34. Vision; Epilogue; Appendix 1. James Diggle: A philologist reflects; Appendix 2. John Underhill: The geology and geomorphology of Thinia; Appendix 3. Exploratory technology; Appendix 4. A comparison of Homeric theories; Appendix 5. Postscript.
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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 13, 2007

    Odysseus Unbound - Excellent /Highly Enjoyable

    For more than two thousand years, people have debated and made claims as to the location of Ithaca, the homeland of King Odysseus, (known to the Romans by the name Ulysses.) Now, through some great historical, and geological research by businessman Robert Bittlestone (founder of Metapraxis Ltd.), and fellow researchers James Diggle (Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Cambridge), and John Underhill (Professor of Stratigraphy at the University of Edinburgh), it appears that the puzzle has been solved. I have had a great interest in history for most of my life, starting as a child and have read a great number of books dealing with the classics and history in general over the years, and I must say that I consider this to be the best book on historical exploration that I have ever read. It is the type of book that is very difficult to put down before you are finished. I couldn't wait to get back to it when my reading was interrupted. I hope that there will be another book to update information as it becomes available. Well documented, and researched. A masterpice of historical, and geological detective work. Odysseus Unbound is well illustrated with photographs, charts, graphs, and all explained in a manner that makes the information easily understood by the layman, but also enough scientific information to hold the interest of a professional, Robert Bittlestone and his colleagues have produced a book that should find a place front and centre in the book collections of people who have a love of historical, and geological discovery. Odysseus Unbound is the best book that I have read in many years, and I recommend it most highly.

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