Troy: everything you wanted to know

History Extra podcast

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🗓️ 28 August 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The story of the Trojan War – featuring the daring Achilles, beautiful Helen and one very deceptive horse – is a classic of western literature. But did this famous war ever really happen? And was Troy even a real place? On today’s ‘Everything you wanted to know’ episode, Professor Paul Cartledge answers listener questions on these ancient mysteries. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, he discusses the discovery of archaeological remains believed to be Troy, and why Homer’s Iliad may not be the most reliable historical source.

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1:00.3	Hello and welcome to the History Extra Podcast
1:03.5	from BBC History Magazine and BBC History Reveal.
1:10.3	I'm Ellie Corthon.
1:16.3	The story of the Trojan War featuring the daring Achilles,
1:20.5	beautiful Helen and one very deceptive horse is a classic of Western literature.
1:27.2	But did the Trojan War ever really happen?
1:30.2	And was Troy even a real place?
1:33.4	On today's everything you wanted to know podcast,
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