Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Dörpfeld: Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Dörpfeld
Wilhelm Dörpfeld (or Doerpfeld) (26 December 1853 – 25 April 1940) was a German architect, best known for his contributions to classic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia - Troy
Troy (Greek Τροία Troia also Ἰλιον; Latin: Troia, Ilium) is a legendary city, scene of the Trojan War, part of which is descri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heinrich Schliemann: Encyclopedia Ii - Heinrich Schliemann - Life As A Classical Archaeologist
It is not certain by what path Schliemann really did arrive at either archaeology or Troy. He travelled a great deal, seeking out ways to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Legendary Troy
The story of the Trojans first began in myth and legend. According to Greek mythology, the Trojans were the ancient citizens of the city ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Homeric Ilion And Historical Wilusa
The events described in Homer's Iliad, even if based on historical events that preceded its composition by some 450 years, will never be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Tourism
Today there is a Turkish town called Truva in the vicinity of the archaeological site, but this town has grown up recently to service the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Hittite Evidence
In the 1920s the Swiss scholar Emil Forrer claimed that placenames found in Hittite texts — Wilusa and Taruisa — should be identified...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Tourism
Today there is a Turkish town called Truva in the vicinity of the archaeological site, but this town has grown up recently to service the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heinrich Schliemann: Encyclopedia Ii - Heinrich Schliemann - The Dark Side Of Schliemann
Schliemann's career began before archaeology developed as a professional field, and so, by present standards, the field technique of Schl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heinrich Schliemann: Encyclopedia Ii - Heinrich Schliemann - Childhood
Heinrich was born at Neubukow, in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, to Ernst Schliemann, a poor Protestant minister, and Luise Therese Sophie. He was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heinrich Schliemann: Encyclopedia Ii - Heinrich Schliemann - Career As A Businessman
After his shipwreck, Schliemann seems to have undergone a brief period of being footloose in Amsterdam and Hamburg, at age 19. This circu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Homeric Troy
In the Iliad, the Achaeans set up their camp near the mouth of the river Scamander (modern Karamenderes), where they had beached their sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Archaeological Troy
The layers of ruins on the site are numbered Troy I – Troy IX, with various subdivisions: Troy I – Troy IV: early Bronze Age (3rd mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Excavation Campaigns
Troy - Schliemann. With the rise of modern critical history, Troy and the Trojan War were consigned to the realms of legend. In the 187...   » Read the article