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The Tale of Troy: Truth in the Myth?
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:38:10
Category: / Social Sciences / Current Issues
Length: 7 pages (1965 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Current Issues
Length: 7 pages (1965 words)
The ancient city of Troy, a legendary city in classical literature and Hollywood films alike, has been an attraction to visit for at least twenty-five centuries. Visitors such as Alexander the Great, who stopped at Troy in 334 BC while on route east to conquer Asia, came to Troy looking for the city immortalized in Homer's Iliad. Presently, archaeologists visit Hisarlik, a site in northwest Turkey, as it is believed to be the location of the …
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