A modern odyssey: the archaeologist following Homer’s route on a bicycle

As Christopher Nolan’s star-studded adaptation is released, Australian archaeologist and cyclist Sam Wood has recreated Odysseus’ journey on two wheels Backpacking around Europe is a rite of passage for many young Australians, but when Sam Wood proposed a trip with his two brothers in 2009, he had something a little more ambitious in mind. An avid cyclist who studied classical archaeology at the University of Sydney and spent three years working at the British Museum, he suggested retracing t...

By Alexis Buxton-Collins