Troy : myth, city, icon

Troy : myth, city, icon / Naoíse Mac Sweeney.

From the palaces of Homeric epic to the ancestral seat of Roman emperors, Troy in antiquity was a place couched in myth. But for nearly four millennia, Troy was also a living city, inhabited by real people. Troy today is therefore a site of major archaeological and historical significance. In the mo...

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Main Author: Mac Sweeney, Naoíse, 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2018.
Series:Archaeological histories.
Subjects:
Excavations (Archaeology) > Turkey > Troy (Extinct city)
Troy (Extinct city)
Turkey > Antiquities.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Myth. Introducing Troy
  • The making of a myth
  • The story of discovery
  • The truth about the Trojan War
  • Part II. City. Early Troy, c.3000-1750 BCE
  • Troy in the Age of Heroes, c.1750-1180 BCE
  • Troy in the "Dark Age," c.1180-900 BCE
  • Troy in the Greek world, c.900-335 BCE
  • Troy in the Hellenistic world, 334-85 BCE
  • Troy in the Roman world, 85 BCE-Seventh century
  • Part III. Icon. All roads begin at Troy
  • All you need is love
  • War : what is it good for?
  • Troy today.

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