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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,000-year-old mummy with a fragment of Homer's Iliad, indicating that for Romans in Egypt, classical Greek literature functioned not just as art but also as a spiritual tool in the mummification process, suggesting that it played a significant role in navigating the afterlife. #AncientEgypt #RomanHistory #GreekLiterature #EG #GR

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,000-year-old mummy containing a fragment of the Iliad, suggesting that Greek literature may have played a significant role in the funerary practices and spiritual beliefs of Romans in Egypt, offering a culturally significant pathway to the afterlife. #AncientEgypt #GreekLiterature #Archaeology #EG #GR #US