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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825377603321

Autore

Bryce Trevor <1940->

Titolo

The Trojans and their neighbours / / Trevor Bryce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2006

ISBN

1-134-27205-7

1-134-27206-5

1-280-42256-4

9786610422562

0-203-69534-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Ancient peoples

Disciplina

939/.21

Soggetti

Troy (Extinct city) History

Middle East History To 622

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The poet and the tradition -- The early cities of Troy (Levels I to V) -- The Kingdom of Priam (Levels VI to VII) -- The Aegean neighbours -- Troy's role and status in the Near Eastern world -- Troy's allies -- The new city (Levels VIII to IX) -- The final word?.

Sommario/riassunto

A central figure in both classical and ancient near Eastern fields, Trevor Bryce presents the first publication to focus on Troy's neighbours and contemporaries as much as Troy itself. With the help of maps, charts and photographs, he unearths the secrets of this iconic ancient city.Beginning with an account of Troy's involvement in The Iliad and the question of the historicity of the Trojan War, Trevor Bryce reveals how the recently discovered Hittite texts illuminate this question which has fascinated scholars and travellers since the Renaissance.Encom