Troy c. 17001250 BC

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Troy c. 17001250 BC

CONDITION : VERY GOOD (VG)

SHELF WEAR

Published22 Jan 2004
FormatPaperback
Edition1st
Extent64
ISBN9781841767031
ImprintOsprey Publishing
Illustrations37 b/w; 14 col
Dimensions248 x 184 mm
SeriesFortress
Short codeFOR 17
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

Hisarlik is a small place, a sandy stone strewn hillock cut up into gullies and hummocks. Yet its historical significance is immense, for this is the site of Troy - the legendary city whose story sprawls across cultures, time and geography. The tale of the siege of Troy is the greatest secular story ever told, and has captured the imagination of the Western World for some 3,000 years. Although there are many difficulties in using Greek myths, oral traditions and the Homeric epics to reconstruct the Trojan War, this title uses the latest archaeological evidence to reconstruct in detail the fortifications of Troy as well as making more general observations about the possible historical events behind the epics of Homer.

PROD. CODE : 9781841767031