The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0199760276
- ISBN-13
- 9780199760275
- Series
- The Trojan War
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 130
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-05-30
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Eric H. Cline
Description
This introduction considers whether the Trojan war actually took place and whether archaeologists have discovered the site of ancient Troy.
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