Great Archaeological Mysteries of Europe and the Mediterranean

Summary

Was Homer telling the truth in The Iliad? Heinrich Schliemann's 19th-century excavation of an obscure mound near the Dardanelles seemed to confirm a historical siege of Troy centuries before Homer. But how much was real discovery and how much wishful thinking? Dig deeper into the evidence to explore the complexities of Bronze Age civilization and power politics, and to separate fable from fact.

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