The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Book 94 of 344: Very Short Introductions

Cline, Eric H.

 
9780199760275: The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction

Synopsis

A compact introduction to the Trojan War, sifting a wealth of evidence to determine if the war actually happened and whether ancient Troy has truly been found.

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About the Author

Chair, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; professor of classics, Anthropology, and History; director, Capitol Archaeological Institute, The George Washington University.
Author, Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2009), winner of the 2011 Biblical Aracheology Society Publication Award for the Best Popular Book on Archaeology; editor, The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean (forthcoming) et al.

From the Back Cover

Using a combination of archaeological data, textual analysis, and ancient documents, this Very Short Introduction to the Trojan War investigates whether or not the war actually took place, whether archaeologists have correctly identified and been excavating the ancient site of Troy, and what has been found there.

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