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Heinrich Schliemann and the discovery of Troy
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Heinrich Schliemann and the discovery of Troy
How was the archaeological site discovered?
Schliemann's father told him the story of the Iliad, the forbidden love between Helen, wife of the King of Sparta, and Paris, son of Priam of Troy, and how their marriage resulted in a war that destroyed a Late Bronze Age civilization. That story, said Schliemann, awoke in him a hunger to search for the archaeological proof of the existence of Troy, Tiryns and Mycenae.
When was it discovered?
Heinrich Schliemann excavated the site believed to be Troy in 1870.
Where was it discovered?
The site was discovered in northwestern Turkey.
What is famous about the archaeological discovery?
Who discovered it?
The extensive remains of Troy are the most significant demonstration of the first contact between the civilizations of Anatolia and the Mediterranean world.
It is important because there are suggestions that Troy was the capital of a kingdom which grew wealthy and powerful because of its control of the trade to the Black Sea. This made it a magnet for rivals and raiders, such as the Hittites and ancient Greeks. Prior to the discovery of Troy, it was believed it was just a mythological place.
Heinrich Schliemann, in fll Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann, (6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) discovered the city of Troy.
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