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Troy
  • Authored by: Samuel Willard Crompton
  • From the Series: Lost Worlds and Mysterious Civilizations
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 1604139749
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-974-7
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 01/01/2012
  • Dewey Number: 939
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 104

Summary

Immortalized in Homer's epic works The Iliad and The Odyssey, the legendary city of Troy was the stage on which devastating battles were fought and heroic deeds were done during Troy's conflict with the Greeks. Homer's 8th-century bce works, which were often sung, kept the Trojan-Greek War alive in the minds of millions of people. However, the stories suddenly came to life in 1871, when an amateur archaeologist announced he had found the gold that belonged to Priam and the city that had been destroyed by the Greeks. Plenty of other archaeological finds have been made, and Homer's epic poems have been translated from the Greek time and again. In Troy, discover this ancient city as it existed in ancient times and the ways it has been commemorated through word, song, and popular culture.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Maps. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Chronology. Timeline. Web sites. Further resources.

About the Author(s)

Samuel Willard Crompton is a historian and biographer, living in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. Like many Americans growing up in the 1970s, he was entranced with stories of archaeology. Crompton teaches history at Holyoke Community College. He is the author or editor of many books, including Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, both for Chelsea House.

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"...well-researched..."


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