Help us solve the greatest mystery of the Classical world
Scholars have been baffled for centuries.
In the Odyssey Homer gives a detailed description of Ithaca, Odysseus’ homeland.
But where is it?
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Robert Bittlestone had an inspired idea.
What if Paliki, the peninsula on the western coast of Kefalonia, was actually a separate island at the time of Odysseus?
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Then it perfectly matches Homer’s description of Ithaca.
Our compelling research, from geophysics to classical history, means we are close to finding the answer!
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