troy (extinct city)

"This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them. In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to find her beloved Troy engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of brutal conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over, and the Greeks are victorious. Over the next few hours, the only life she has ever known will turn to ash. The devastating consequences of the fall of Troy stretch from Mount Olympus to Mount Ida, from the citadel of Troy to the distant Greek islands, and across oceans and sky in between. These are the stories of the women embroiled in that legendary war and its terrible aftermath, as well as the feud and the fatal decisions that started it all"--Provided by publisher.

A brief introduction to the history of the Trojan War.

Explores the personal life and career achievements of Heinrich Schliemann, a driven and sometimes dishonest archeologist who attempted to discover the lost city of Troy.

Photographs, maps, and text describe the discovery and excavation of the ancient city of Troy, which was made famous in Homer's "Iliad," and examines the early work of amateur archeologist Heinrich Schliemann and the artifacts he helped to uncover.

Photographic exhibition of the ancient artifacts known as the "Gold of Troy," excavated by German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in the late 1800s, with information on the history of the treasure which is now housed at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

Discusses the efforts of Heinrich Schliemann to uncover the ancient city of Troy and what his archeological finds revealed about life in this legendary location.

Explanatory text and photographs describe the historic city of Troy through archaeological discoveries made by Heinrich Schliemann and others.

A biographical portrait of archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, describing how his youthful determination to live a romantic and heroic life came true when he discovered the lost city of Troy.