The destruction of Troy
By: written by Robert Wilson ; illustrated by Michael Codd and Roland Berry.
Contributors: Codd, Michael.; Berry, Roland.
Series: In search of lost worlds
Publisher: Rand McNally
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 45
Subjects: Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 -- Juvenile literature.; Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890.; Archaeologists -- Greece -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Archaeologists -- Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Civilization, Mycenaean -- Juvenile literature.; Civilization, Mycenaean.; Mythology, Greek.; Troy (Extinct city) -- Juvenile literature.; Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.; Turkey -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.; Troy (Extinct city); Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C.
Description: Discusses the excavations of Heinrich Schliemann at Troy and other Aegean sites; presents the mythology connected with Agamemnon; and speculates on the decline of the Mycenaean civilization.