# The Trojan War

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- Book: [The Trojan War](https://www.bookquiver.com/barry-strauss/the-trojan-war) ([The Trojan War.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/barry-strauss/the-trojan-war.md))
- Authors: [Barry Strauss](https://www.bookquiver.com/barry-strauss)
- Publisher: arrow
- ISBN: 978-00-9947-433-3
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2008-01-03
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Did the Trojan War really happen? Spectacular new archaeological evidence suggests that it did. Recent excavations and newly translated Hittite texts reveal that Troy was a large, wealthy city allied with the Hittite Empire. Located at the strategic entrance to the Dardanelles, the link between the Aegean and Black Sea, it was a tempting target for marauding Greeks, the Vikings of the Bronze Age. The Trojan War may have been the inevitable consequence of expanding Greek maritime commerce. Written by a leading expert on ancient military history, the true story of the most famous battle in history is every bit as compelling as Homer's epic account - and confirms many of its details. In The Trojan War , master storyteller Barry Strauss puts legend into its historical context, without losing its poetry and grandeur.