The iliad Odyssey a iii. Homer and Epic poetry The earliest surviving Greek poems of antiquity are Homer s iliad and odyssey the oldest epic poems. Virgil, consciously imitating Homer, produced the most famous epic poem of augustan Rome, the Aeneid. They re long narrative poems that recount the deeds of a hero (often legendary), and are usually grand In scope.◼ The Iliad ◼ Odyssey ◼ iii. Homer and Epic Poetry ◼ The earliest surviving Greek poems of antiquity are Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, the oldest epic poems. Virgil, consciously imitating Homer, produced the most famous epic poem of Augustan Rome, the Aeneid. They're long narrative poems that recount the deeds of a hero (often legendary), and are usually grand in scope