Our knowledge of diet up to Homer's time varies. There are finds from Paleolithic and Neolithic sites, archaeological and university studies and of course the works of Homer. As for Homer and his works, the dates are as follows: Homer lived around 900 BC He wrote about the Trojan War which occurred around 400 BC years before his time. By combining the diet of his era, with the rhapsodies he heard and learned, it can be safely assumed that the diet he reported during the Trojan War contains many elements of his era. The oldest finds The seeds we have in Greece are dated between 11,000 BC and 7,300 BC and show us the use of wild plants such as barley, oats, lentils and peas and also of wild animals such as goats, cattle, hares etc. . Signs of agriculture in Greece date back to the period from 6200 to 5300 BC where barley, millet, oats, wheat, lentils, peas and acorns were cultivated more systematically. Beside they used many wild plants, trees and their products such as olives, almonds, peanuts, grapes, cherries, plums and pears. Subsequently we find evidence of other species cultivated or found in the wild such as apples, figs, blackberries, wild strawberries, pomegranates, dill, capers, oregano, coriander etc. Domestic animals play an important role in the Neolithic period. We know of goats, pigs and cows being domesticated in Crete since 6,000 BC thanks to bone artefacts. In fact, from then until the modern era there is extensive use of goats in Crete. We also know that during the Neolithic period in Greece, animals were raised for meat but not milk byproducts. However, towards the end of the Neolithic there was a "turn" towards these by-products (milk and wool), also called "second... half of paper..." dorpon, breakfast, lunch and dinner respectively. What you ate depended on the social class you belonged to. Bread and wine had a dominant role in everyone's diet and so did fish. For the rich classes, meals were plentiful. During celebrations, people mainly ate meat cooked on the grill, on spits or in cauldrons. Common people were limited to wheat and barley products such as batter, bread and so on. Certainly in all classes vegetables, cheeses and seasonal fruit were used in meals, obviously depending on the region in which they lived. inside.Works cited Matala A., History and geography of nutrition, Athens, Harokopio University, 2003, Soulis Sophia, Flavors of ancient Greek cuisine, Athens, 2004.Mamalakis Elias, Greek cheese, Athens, 2000.Giannoulis H, Il milk and its products: an archaeological journey www.wikipedia.org Homer's Iliad and Odyssey