Binding: Paperback
Description: A central figure in both classical and ancient near Eastern fields Trevor Bryce presents the first publication to focus on Troy's neighbours and contemporaries as much as Troy itself. With the help of maps charts and photographs he unearths the secrets of this iconic ancient city. Beginning with an account of Troy's involvement in The Iliad and the question of the historicity of the Trojan War Trevor Bryce reveals how the recently discovered Hittite texts illuminate this question which has fascinated scholars and travellers since the Renaissance. Encompassing the very latest research the city and its inhabitants are placed in historical context - and with its neighbours and contemporaries to form a complete and vivid view of life within the Trojan walls and beyond from its beginning in c.3000 BC to its decline and obscurity in the Byzantine period. Documented here are the archaeological watershed discoveries from the Victorian era to the present that reveal through Troy's nine levels the story of a metropolis punctuated by signs of economic prosperity natural disaster public revolt and war.
Title: The Trojans & Their Neighbours
Author(s): Bryce Trevor (University Of Queensland Australia)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415349550
Pages: 240 Pages, 3 Tables, Black And White; 11 Line Drawings, Black And White; 18 Halftones, Black And Whi
Publication Date: 11/3/2005
Series: Peoples of the Ancient World
Category: Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology