TIL The Odyssey was already a 350 year old poem when Aristotle was alive.(m)

Posted on August 22, 2026 at 10:40:48 PM by LKLIII (edited August 22, 2026 at 10:48:48 PM)

I have like ZERO sense of scale when it comes to ancient history & assumed it was around the same era. Granted, it’s only like 15% off, but it’s still a huge # of years in an absolute sense.

Imagine someone being aware of both the works of William Shakespeare & the mathematical contributions of Stephen Hawking, yet vaguely having the sense that they were of the same era of human history.

But, maybe that will be a reasonable estimate in the year 4,400 AD.

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Just saw The Odyssey in a low rent regular-ass theater.(m) - By LKLIII August 22, 2026 at 10:10:29 PM
- TIL The Odyssey was already a 350 year old poem when Aristotle was alive.(m) - By LKLIII August 22, 2026 at 10:40:48 PM
  - The pyramids (or at least the great one) is the best for stuff like this - By Damaniac August 23, 2026 at 01:06:42 AM
    - Was he really that great - By tem August 23, 2026 at 06:18:14 AM
      - Another narcissistic sociopath that killed hundreds of thousands of people to glorify himself. - By Rabbit August 23, 2026 at 06:52:34 AM
- Re: Just saw The Odyssey in a low rent regular-ass theater.(m) - By ajs August 22, 2026 at 10:32:18 PM
  - Lol. * - By Rabbit August 23, 2026 at 05:19:28 AM

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TIL The Odyssey was already a 350 year old poem when Aristotle was alive.(m)