Professor Christopher Mackie (Head of the School of Humanties, La Trobe University) and Sarah Midford (Research Associate, La Trobe University) discuss the location, literature and legacy of the Trojan War. Starting with the location of the ancient mythical city of Troy, the discussion then moves on to ancient epic poetry; Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid. The historical evidence for the Trojan War is discussed as is Heinrich Schliemann’s famous archaeological excavation of Hissarlik in 1871. The video ends with a look at modern interpretations of Troy from the Allied landing at Gallipoli in 1915 to Wolfgang Petersen’s film Troy released in 2004.

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