num_pages: 288
description: Tales of Troy &amp; its heroes--Achilles, Hector, Paris &amp; the legendary beauty Helen--have fired the imagination for 3000 years. With In Search of the Trojan War, Michael Wood brings to life the legend &amp; lore of the Heroic Age in an archeological adventure that sifts thru the myths &amp; speculation to provide a fresh view of the riches &amp; the reality of ancient Troy. This gripping story shows why the legend of Troy forms the bedrock of Western culture &amp; why its past is a paradigm of history. Wood's meticulous scholarly sleuthing yields fascinating evidence about the continuity &amp; development of civilization in the Aegean &amp; Asia Minor. With 50' of debris from constant rebuilding, human destruction, earthquake &amp; abandonment, the mound of Troy contains the beginnings &amp; ends of new races &amp; civilizations.AcknowledgementsPrologueThe search for TroyHeinrich SchliemannThe coming of the GreeksHomer: the singer of tales Agamemnon's empire A forgotten empire: the Hittites &amp; the GreeksThe peoples of the sea Conclusions: the end of the bronze ageBibliographyPicture CreditsIndex
language: English
title: In Search of the Trojan War
titlecomplete: In Search of the Trojan War
genres: Anthropology, War, Greece, Archaeology, Nonfiction, Ancient, Ancient History, Classics, Mythology, History
ratings_count: 816
places: Troy
publisher: University of California Press (Berkeley/LA)