Tales of Troy & its heroes--Achilles, Hector, Paris & the legendary beauty Helen--have fired the imagination for 3000 years. With In Search of the Trojan War, Michael Wood brings to life the legend & lore of the Heroic Age in an archeological adventure that sifts thru the myths & speculation to provide a fresh view of the riches & the reality of ancient Troy. This gripping story shows why the legend of Troy forms the bedrock of Western culture & why its past is a paradigm of history. Wood's meticulous scholarly sleuthing yields fascinating evidence about the continuity & development of civilization in the Aegean & Asia Minor. With 50' of debris from constant rebuilding, human destruction, earthquake & abandonment, the mound of Troy contains the beginnings & ends of new races & civilizations.
Acknowledgements
Prologue
The search for Troy
Heinrich Schliemann
The coming of the Greeks
Homer: the singer of tales
Agamemnon's empire
A forgotten empire: the Hittites & the Greeks
The peoples of the sea
Conclusions: the end of the bronze age
Bibliography
Picture Credits
Index