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Over six hour-long programs, Michael Wood marshals the disparate strands of evidence to present as fully rounded a portrait as possible of both the historical and the legendary city of Troy, its central place in Western culture, and the Mycenaean Age itself. From Schliemann's initial cavalier bulldozing of the mound at Hisarlik, to Homer's epics, the Hittite Empire, and the role of slave women, Wood journeys back and forth across the Aegean and elsewhere, from a pre-unification Berlin to Liverpool, to illuminate the dawn of Western literature, myth, and history. Did the Trojan war ever happen, or was the city destroyed by natural causes? Wood doesn't claim to find a definitive answer, of course, but for the viewer it's rewarding enough simply to accompany him on this fascinating journey.

Country: United Kingdom

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: English

Release Date: February 24, 1985

Also Known As: In Search of the Trojan War

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Company Credits

Production Co: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

1985 | 6 Episodes

Awards

Awards & Nominations

Primetime Emmy 1986

Nominee

Primetime Emmy

Outstanding Informational Series

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