The Odyssey: a 2,700-year-old epic

Homer composed the 12,109-line poem around the 8th century BC.

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  1. How old is Homer's poem?: Roughly 2,700 years old, its 12,109 lines are written in dactylic hexameter.
  2. Nolan's jaw-dropping A-list cast: Matt Damon plays Odysseus alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway and Charlize Theron.
  3. Screen Odysseys before Nolan: 1954's Ulysses starred Kirk Douglas; a 1997 Emmy-winning miniseries starred Armand Assante.

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