Troy C. 1700-1250 BC (Fortress, 17)
by Nic Fields
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Author: Nic FieldsIllustrator: Donato Spedaliere
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01-22
ISBN: 1841767034
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
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Book Review: A window into the history behind a great legend
Summary: 5 Stars
As mentioned by another reviewer, Osprey Publishing is usually associated with military-oriented books, lavishly illustrated with maps, photographs, and precise drawings of uniforms and weapons. "Troy c. 1700-1250 BC" is a volume that should have a broader appeal than to military enthusiasts alone. Although certainly the fortification aspects of the Trojan story are given a certain focus in this publication, the full story of the historical Troy which lies behind the legends and Homeric poetry is also presented in Nic Fields' book. And that has been an evolving story. For most of a century we thought we knew the extent of Troy at the time of the famed Trojan Wars when, at least according to myth, a great army of Greeks besieged and sacked the city. We knew it as a tall-walled citadel atop a hill near the Hellespont. But in the last decade or so, a German archaeological team has uncovered a previously unknown "lower city" stretching out into the Trojan plain from this citadel, proving the ancient city to be far larger than understood before. And this new knowledge is excellently presented in a series of delicate but vibrant drawings in the volume by Donato and Sarah Sulemsohn Spedaliere. Nowhere else have I seen this expanded city of Troy so well visually presented. Students of ancient history and archaeology will be well pleased by this Osprey volume.
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