Not quite curtains being used at AT&T Stadium for today’s World Cup match, but a tint is over the big doors on each side of the stadium. No glare or sunlight coming through onto the pitch as a result.
If Odysseus hadn’t angered Poseidon, his journey home to Ithaca would likely have taken only about a week.
The distance between Troy and Ithaca is roughly 560 nautical miles, with one nautical mile equal to about 1.15 miles or 1.85 kilometers. Ancient ships are estimated to have traveled at around 4 to 6 knots, averaging close to 5 knots, which would allow them to cover approximately 100 nautical miles per day. At that pace, a direct voyage without setbacks would take around six days, or roughly a week.
By comparison, a modern flight along a similar route would take about 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on the exact path.