Archaeology and the Iliad: The Trojan War in Homer and History PDF

Eric H. Klein ist Professor für Klassische Philologie und Anthropologie, Direktor des Capitol Institute of Archaeology und ehemaliger Vorsitzender des Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages ​​and Civilizations an der George Washington University in Washington, DC. Er ist ein Archäologe mit einer langen Geschichte von Ausgrabungen und Vermessungen in vielen Teilen der Welt. Klein ist Autor und Herausgeber von 19 Büchern, die in 16 Sprachen übersetzt wurden, insbesondere „Three Stones Make a Wall: The Story of Archaeology“ und „Battles of Armageddon“. Klein hat zahlreiche Auszeichnungen für seine Bücher, Forschung und Lehre erhalten.

Archaeology and the Iliad: The Trojan War in Homer and History pdf von Eric H. Klein

The Trojan War, captured forever in Homer’s epic poem the Iliad, resonates to the present day in the popular imagination, and this magnificent confrontation continues to exert a tremendous influence on modern audiences.
But did Troy actually exist? And if so, where is it located? Was the Trojan War actually fought? If it was, did it take place over the course of ten years, as Homer wrote, or was it a much longer series of battles? And why was the war fought? Could Helen’s face alone really have launched a thousand ships?
In this course, esteemed professor Eric H. Cline examines the real history of Troy and delves into the archaeological discoveries (which continue to the present day) that help to answer the questions above. Through an entertaining and incisive analysis of known data, Professor Cline provides a fuller, richer understanding of this historic clash.