Trojans and Their Neighbours: An Introduction (Ancient Peoples)

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1) Paperback Book Trojans and Their Neighbours: An Introduction (Ancient Peoples) by Routledge. This work contains a thorough discussion of Troy´s history both before and after the time attributed to the Trojan war. There is also a valuable treatment of the peoples who inhabited the area and its surrounds. However the author is reluctant to draw many conclusions and in my opinion is far too cautious. One point he makes is that Homer may have made the Iliad favourable to both the Greeks and the Trojans as by Homer´s time the descendants of both were living in Homer´s region. I would have thought pandering to both sides (whose past was involved) was a strong indication that there was some truth in a story about the war. The book is also a little too detailed for the casual reader.¤

2) Paperback Book Trojans and Their Neighbours: An Introduction (Ancient Peoples) by Routledge. Trevor Bryce´s "The Trojans and Their Neighbours" seeks to place ancient Troy in the context of other peoples of the same time. And, important to note, although extra emphasis is given to the era which might fit with the city of Homeric epics, Troy before and after is not neglected. The narrative is based upon archaeological research even of very recent date, and Bryce adopts a cautious approach rather than unreservedly embracing the most sensational interpretations of that evidence. He openly pronounces himself an "agnostic" on several matters of Homeric Era Troy, including the questions of whether the city and possibly its war are identified in Hittite clay tablet archives. Although Bryce adopts such matters {including a large "lower" city attached to the citadel known since Schliemann´s time) as being established for purposes of his narrative, he is careful to point out that these ideas are based on less than ironclad evidence and remain yet to be fully proven. It is in the quetion of the historiocity of the Trojan War of Greek epic where Bryce is most openly skeptical, pointing out the lack of convincing evidence found to this point; he does not deny that a war (or wars) of some type may have occurred, but he also points out that there is still a long way to go before accepting the reality of Agamemnon and Helen and a ten year siege. Bryce´s book is a useful supplement to recent books less restrained in their acceptance of recent dramatic interpretations of archaeological work.¤

3) Paperback Book Trojans and Their Neighbours: An Introduction (Ancient Peoples) by Routledge. Trevor Bryce is cautious about over-romanticising Troy and its related issues. This book is a careful examination of the latest archaeological evidence (including comments on the recent dispute about Troy´s "Lower City")but also covers the overall history of attitudes towards Troy. At least as interesting, however, is Bryce´s coverage of the Aegean and Anatolian neighbors of "Priam´s" Troy. Bryce is a competent writer, although parts of the book are a bit dry. All in all, a very good near total (but general) coverage of Troy and the Bronze Age Aegean. Recommended.¤

4) Paperback Book Trojans and Their Neighbours: An Introduction (Ancient Peoples) by Routledge. The book surveys the entire history of Troy, from its beginnings c. 3000 BC until its decline and obscurity in the Byzantine era, incorporating recent research that has previously been published only in German. There is much emphasis on Troy´s neighbors and contemporaries throughout this period, in order to provide a clear historical and cultural context for the city and its inhabitants throughout its lifespan. A detailed comparative chronology and a series of maps complement the discussion. The period of the alleged Trojan War serves as a focal point for the investigation, but the book ranges far beyond this, dealing, for example, with the reasons for Troy´s new lease of life in the late Greek and Roman periods. Given the proliferation of "proofs" of the Trojan war, the book provides a sober and up-to-date assessment of what the most recent evidence tells us about the whole tradition recorded for us in Homer´s epic The Iliad.¤

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