famous writers are a part. The stories are of heroes and heroines‚ wars and epic battles‚ great deeds and gods. They explore human nature and behaviour through major events that can often span generations and involve whole societies. The ancient city of Troy was roughly where the city of Truva is now located in Turkey. The first ruins were found in the 1800’s and excavations are still taking place. There is evidence that the ancient city was destroyed by war and rebuilt seven times. The Iliad was first
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concluded that due to significant archaeological discoveries that the size of Troy is no longer an arguable point when discerning whether the Trojan War occurred or not. C. Mycenaean Trojan Trading Relations 1. Troy and Mycenae Troy in the 13th century was a fine city rich in gold and tradition as was the Greek Mycenae. There have been archaeological discoveries‚ made through finds of pottery‚ in both Mycenae and Troy which prove to be the result of trade relation between the two great cities
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The statue‚ by its own nature‚ is the representation of the past. Yet‚ Aeneas perceives it in the present moment so vividly that he convinces himself that the stone is in fact Priam‚ saying that “He is alive‚ Troy is not overcome.” There‚ Marlowe establishes the connection between the past and the present by turning this work of art‚ crafted in and representing the past‚ into life at the present moment. However‚ he does not place the future somewhere near the
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The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters‚ traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War‚ the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states‚ it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war‚ the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about
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1993). Traill also suggests that the reason may be to prove that he had found Homer’s Troy (Rose 1993). In addition Schliemann also wanted to find a treasure that equaled the significance of those written about in The Iliad‚ Schliemann possibly could have made fakes‚ as Rose writes‚ “At the time‚ it was rumored that newly made pieces‚ perhaps fabricated in Athens‚ were used by Schliemann to supplement those found at Troy” (Rose 1993). To continue‚ Schliemann would also later discover The Death Mask of
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stories of great heroes‚ like those of Achilles‚ Aeneas‚ and Roland. Achilles was a Greek war hero who fights in the Trojan War‚ a ten year long war between Greece and Troy (present day Turkey). Aeneas was an epic hero in ancient Roman folklore. He was a soldier who fought in the Trojan War and after surviving the destruction of Troy‚ he later founded the city of Rome. Roland was an epic hero of the Franks‚ a Germanic tribe in present day France. All three of these heroes played vital roles in giving
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understanding of the history of Troy. Much hard work has gone into the excavations there by many archaeologists‚ and many interesting artefacts have been found. The story of the Ancient City of Troy is a great one‚ however many people believed it didn’t exist and that Homers Iliad‚ the story of the Trojan War was just some story. This has since been proved untrue as the city of Troy was discovered‚ and the pieces of this amazing puzzle have fallen together. Homer described Troy as an exceptionally large
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because Helen‚ the most beautiful Greek woman and wife of a Greek king‚ Menelaus‚ decided to leave her husband and ran away with a Trojan Prince‚ Paris. This angered the Greeks so they sailed to Troy and fought for Helen’s return. As the war continued on‚ the Greeks were forced to plan a new strategy to attack Troy since the city had very strong walls and the Greeks began to realize they were unable to defeat the Trojans. The plan was to build a huge‚ hollow‚ wooden horse that was filled with Greeks soldiers
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It was an exciting time during the first few exications of the Troy cite‚ and it seemed like new artifacts in suppot of Troy the city seemed to be growing every day. The finding however was no where near enough evidence to laitamize the Trojan War. In spite of these discoveries proving that Troy existed‚ the actualities of the fabeled War were still waiting to be reckoned with. The Problem with people accepting Homers account of a Trojan War is because of the additions and interjectins in the epic
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event. These sources include ancient epics such as Homer’s Iliad‚ the Cypria‚ historical tablets such as the Hittite records and more archaeological findings from excavations. Through archaeological excavations at Hisarlik‚ the site believed to be Troy‚ and other ancient sites‚ there is considerable evidence that reveal the potential causes of the Trojan War and that support its likelihood. Ancient Greek mythology conveys the story and causes
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