Troy

By Samuel Willard Crompton

Immortalized in Homer's epics The Iliad and The Odyssey, the legendary city of Troy was the stage on which devastating battles were fought and heroic deeds were done during Troy's conflict with the Greeks. Homer's works, which were often sung, kept the Trojan-Greek War alive in the minds of millions of people. The stories suddenly came to life in 1871, however, when an amateur archaeologist announced he had found the gold that belonged to Priam and the city that had been destroyed by the Greeks. Plenty of other archaeological finds have been made, and Homer's epic poems have been translated from the Greek time and again. In Troy, discover this city as it existed in ancient times and the ways it has been commemorated through word, song, and popular culture. For years, explorers and archaeologists have gone on the hunt to look for ancient civilizations and legendary cities. Many of these lost cities have mysteriously disappeared, leaving only traces of the people that had been there before. How could an entire civilization vanish, if indeed it ever existed? In Lost Worlds and Mysterious Civilizations, students will learn about the citizens and culture of these lost worlds, what happened to them, and what impact they have had on history. Book jacket.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604139749
• ISBN13: 9781604139747
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12