Abhiram Mulam
Ms. Toney
English I
23 January 2017
O. J. (2013, July 16). Ancient Troy: The City & the Legend. Retrieved January 28, 2017, from http://www.livescience.com/38191-ancient-troy.html
Troy was an actual city located northwest Turkey which was identified by many as being the Troy in Homer’s Iliad. Whether the Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the Trojans, and the city in northwest Turkey is the same Troy would be a debate. The Turkish name for this city is Hissarlik. In the 19th century, the idea became popular when businessman and archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann discovered treasure, which he thought belonged to King Priam. “The collection of weapons, gold, silver, electrum, copper and bronze vessels, gold jeweler, including thousands of gold rings, and a range of other objects made of precious materials apparently came to light close to the outer side of the city wall near the building which Schliemann designated as the royal palace,” writes University of Queensland researcher Trevor Bryce in his book "The Trojans and their Neighbors" (Routledge, 2006).
History.com Staff, J. W. (2009, June 13). Trojan War. Retrieved January 28, 2017, from http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/trojan-war …show more content…
Historians have said that the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey” were written down by 700 to 540 B.C. Many of the most famous parts of the war, from the abduction of Helen to the Trojan Horse and the sack of Troy, come from the so-called “Epic Cycle” of narratives assembled in the sixth century B.C. from older oral traditions. In 100 B.C, the Poet Virgil, a Roman, wrote the “Aeneid,” the greatest epic inspired by the Trojan War. The story is about Aeneas who left Troy to become the founder of Rome. Virgil’s wanted to give Roman’s an impressive history as impressive as that of the
Ms. Toney
English I
23 January 2017
O. J. (2013, July 16). Ancient Troy: The City & the Legend. Retrieved January 28, 2017, from http://www.livescience.com/38191-ancient-troy.html
Troy was an actual city located northwest Turkey which was identified by many as being the Troy in Homer’s Iliad. Whether the Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the Trojans, and the city in northwest Turkey is the same Troy would be a debate. The Turkish name for this city is Hissarlik. In the 19th century, the idea became popular when businessman and archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann discovered treasure, which he thought belonged to King Priam. “The collection of weapons, gold, silver, electrum, copper and bronze vessels, gold jeweler, including thousands of gold rings, and a range of other objects made of precious materials apparently came to light close to the outer side of the city wall near the building which Schliemann designated as the royal palace,” writes University of Queensland researcher Trevor Bryce in his book "The Trojans and their Neighbors" (Routledge, 2006).
History.com Staff, J. W. (2009, June 13). Trojan War. Retrieved January 28, 2017, from http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/trojan-war …show more content…
Historians have said that the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey” were written down by 700 to 540 B.C. Many of the most famous parts of the war, from the abduction of Helen to the Trojan Horse and the sack of Troy, come from the so-called “Epic Cycle” of narratives assembled in the sixth century B.C. from older oral traditions. In 100 B.C, the Poet Virgil, a Roman, wrote the “Aeneid,” the greatest epic inspired by the Trojan War. The story is about Aeneas who left Troy to become the founder of Rome. Virgil’s wanted to give Roman’s an impressive history as impressive as that of the