troy (extinct city)

This book explains that at least 90 percent of everything we know about Troy in the Late Bronze Age comes from the lips of Homer, an eighth-century-B.C. Greek poet, and also tells of Carl Blegen's "Troy and the Trojans," published in 1963.

Outside the city of Troy, Prince Hektor leads his Trojan cavalry in daring raids against the forces of Achilles, while Helikaon battles the Mykene navy at sea in his quest for vengeance against King Agamemnon, whose troops killed Helikaon's wife.

Uses the feature film "Troy" as the basis for an exploration of the myths, mysteries, and facts about Helen of Troy, the Trojan War, and other aspects of the legendary city.

Explores the ancient civilizations of Troy and Pergamum, including discussion of the Trojan War and the Great Altar.

"Alessandro Baricco re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of twenty-one Homeric characters in the narrative idiom of our modern imagination"--Cover p. [2].

Anaxandra, daughter of the king of a small Greek island, becomes caught up in the events of the siege of Troy when, after spending most of her life as a hostage, she is taken into the palace of King Menalaus and ends up traveling to Troy as protector of Helen's infant son.

Acheron, the best liar in Troy, is suspicious when a stranger arrives in the city and announces that the Greeks have left without a fight, but he has trouble making anyone listen to his warning.

Discusses the excavations of Heinrich Schliemann at Troy and other Aegean sites; presents the mythology connected with Agamemnon; and speculates on the decline of the Mycenaean civilization.