mycenae (extinct city)

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.

Presents a history of the ancient city on the Argive plain of Greece that flourished before the rise of classical Greece.

Explores the ancient civilization of the Mycenaean, including discussion of the Bronze Age.

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.