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The Trojan War
Barry Strauss
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Description for The Trojan War
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Did the Trojan War really happen? Spectacular new archaeological evidence suggests that it did. Recent excavations and newly translated Hittite texts reveal that Troy was a large, wealthy city allied with the Hittite Empire. Located at the strategic entrance to the Dardanelles, the link between the Aegean and Black Sea, it was a tempting target for marauding Greeks, the Vikings of the Bronze Age. The Trojan War may have been the inevitable consequence of expanding Greek maritime commerce. Written by a leading expert on ancient military history, the true story of the most famous ... Read more
Did the Trojan War really happen? Spectacular new archaeological evidence suggests that it did. Recent excavations and newly translated Hittite texts reveal that Troy was a large, wealthy city allied with the Hittite Empire. Located at the strategic entrance to the Dardanelles, the link between the Aegean and Black Sea, it was a tempting target for marauding Greeks, the Vikings of the Bronze Age. The Trojan War may have been the inevitable consequence of expanding Greek maritime commerce. Written by a leading expert on ancient military history, the true story of the most famous ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099474333
SKU
V9780099474333
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Barry Strauss
Barry S. Strauss is Professor of History and Classics at Cornell University and an expert in Military History. He is the author of nine books, frequently contributes to Washington Post, L.A. Times, and Newsday and is often interviewed by the BBC. He holds Cornell's Clark Distinguished Teaching Award.
Reviews for The Trojan War
Imaginative, sympathetic and plausible
Bettany Hughes An exciting tale written in a lively style that brings Homer's heroes and the world in which they lived to vibrant and colourful life
Donald Kagan Strauss's brilliant interweaving of the mythic and the modern archaeological records makes for exhilarating [...] reading
The Scotsman
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Bettany Hughes An exciting tale written in a lively style that brings Homer's heroes and the world in which they lived to vibrant and colourful life
Donald Kagan Strauss's brilliant interweaving of the mythic and the modern archaeological records makes for exhilarating [...] reading
The Scotsman
... Read more