Bronze Age Greece and Troy (handout)

Ancient Greece: Myth, Art, War

English - April 12, 2013 00:52 - ★★★★ - 36 ratings
Courses Education History la trobe university chris mackie christopher mackie greece greek history history ancient history homer athens Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

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Did the Trojan War actually happen? What evidence do we have on – or rather in – the ground for Troy and the world of heroes, magnificent cities and rich objects which Homer describes? In this lecture Dr Gillian Shepherd looks at some of the issues in identifying “Homer’s Troy” and the glories of Late Bronze Age Greece, especially Mycenae, home of Agamemnon – much of which is indeed described by Homer.