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Was the Trojan War a Real Historical Event? - The Late Bronze Age Origins of the Trojan War | Sleepy Facts About History
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The story of the Trojan War is one of the most famous in history, but how much of Homer’s epic reflects actual historical events? This episode steps away from the familiar narrative of Helen, the wooden horse, and the decade-long siege to look at two separate streams of physical and documentary evidence unknown to the ancient Greek poets. By examining the archaeological ruins at Hisarlık and reading the diplomatic correspondence of the Hittite Empire, we can piece together a different…
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