Contributions

  • David A. Traill (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

1986-07-01 - Wayne State University Press

Language

English

Word Count

68,250 words, Guess

Page Count

273 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100814317952
  • ISBN-139780814317952
  • Goodreads429729
  • LibraryThing2291099
  • OCLC Control Number13121033
and 3 more
  • Better World Books9780814317952
  • Better World BooksP8-DIR-949
  • Open LibraryOL11353014M

Classifications

  • LCCDF212.S4 M97 1986

Description

"Heinrich Schliemann (German: [li?man]; 6 January 1822 ? 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and a pioneer of field archaeology. He was an advocate of the historical reality of places mentioned in the works of Homer. Schliemann was an archaeological excavator of Hissarlik, now presumed to be the site of Troy, along with the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns. His work lent weight to the idea that Homer's Iliad and Virgil's Aeneid reflect actual historical events. Schliemann's excavation of nine levels of archaeological remains with dynamite has been criticized as destructive of significant historical artifacts, including the level that is believed to be the historical Troy."--Wikipedia.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Myth, Scandal, and HistoryHardcoverWayne State University Press1986-07-01

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