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         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.

Review: In ‘The Trojan War’ Barry Strauss writes a convincing and cogent text that weaves Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey together with archaeological facts, findings and extrapolations; the weave also includes diverse ancient literary references and historical events. The result is a carpet of colour that brings the war at Troy to life. The book contains a useful chronology at the front and an extensive section on sources at the end. Both are highly valuable and focus the reader on the period and it’s extensive investigation. The level of knowledge and understanding about the late Bronze Age period has expanded hugely over the past 30 years. What Strauss does (and quite brilliantly) is bring much of this knowledge to the reader in a very easy but academically rigorous manner. Whether you have read a great deal or nothing at all of the increasing body of Troy-related knowledge, this book will enthuse and enlighten readers with an interest, not matter how cursory, in Tory and the Trojan war. I am delighted to have added this volume to my growing library of books on the subject.