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IV. Troy and History of The Excavations
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IX. Troy and The Turks
X. Troy Nowadays
XI. Conclusions
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Troy: Imagination? Dream? History? Mythology? Legend? Tale? Real?
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Legends, Fables, Tales, Myths
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If we go back to where we have started, to the legends
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Trojan War, the Legends, the Heroes, the Events, the Documents, the Archeologists
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Selected Bibliography
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I. Homer
1.
Who is Homer?
2.
Where does Homer come from?
3.
What are Homer's works?
4.
How did he wrote his epics?
5.
Did Homer visit Troy?
6.
Was Homer blind?
7.
Where is Homer's grave?
8.
Why did Homer lose the poetry contest?
9.
Did Homer have a map?
10.
When did Homer researches begin?
II. Iliad
11.
When was the Iliad transcribed?
12.
In which language was the Iliad written?
13.
How did the Iliad arrive to us?
14.
From which year is the oldest Iliad copy we have?
15.
What is the subject of the Iliad?
16.
Is the Iliad real or fiction?
17.
Why is the Iliad important?
18.
Is the Iliad a holy book?
19.
Is the Iliad a history book?
20.
What would happen if the Iliad wouldn't reach us?
III. Troy and The Trojans
21.
What is the meaning of the name Troy/Ilios?
22.
Who were the trojans?
23.
Where is Troy?
24.
Is Troy really found?
25.
How many cities are there in Troy?
26.
Which city is the Homeric Troy?
27.
Was Troy a big city?
28.
How many people were living in Troy?
29.
How did Troy collapse?
30.
What happened after the collapse of Troy?
IV. Troy and History of The Excavations
31.
Who excavated Troy first?
32.
How much of Troy has been excavated?
33.
Which methods are used in the excavations?
34.
In which layer was the “Priamos Treasure“ found?
35.
Where is “Priamos Treasure“?
36.
Are some written documents found in Troy excavations?
37.
What was the reason of Korfmann's excavations?
38.
What had changed the excavations of M. O. Korfmann?
39.
Was Troy a trade center?
40.
What would happen if Troy was not excavated?
V. Trojan War
41.
Did the Trojan War really happen?
42.
When did the Trojan War happen?
43.
What was the reason of the Trojan War?
44.
Who are the sides of Trojan War?
45.
How did the Trojan War end?
46.
Who are the most important characters of Trojan War?
47.
How many years did Trojan War last?
48.
What happened after Trojan War?
49.
Which weapons were used in Trojan War?
50.
Are there any graves of the heroes of Trojan War?
VI. Archaeology and Mythology
51.
What are the findings with regard of the Trojan War?
52.
Where had Trojan War happened?
53.
Where is the coast of Achaens?
54.
Are there any archeological findings regarding Trojan Horse?
55.
Was Troy on the seaside?
56.
Match the natural environment in the Iliad to our time?
57.
Are the rivers told in Homer's Iliad really exist?
58.
Can archeology prove the Trojan War?
59.
What part of the Iliad is true?
60.
Where do archeology and mythology intersect?
VII. Trojans and Hittites
61.
What was Troy called in Hittite texts?
62.
When did Troy-Hittite relations start?
63.
Was There Any Mention of the Achaens in Hittite Texts?
64.
Why did Troyans and Hittites conclude a treaty?
65.
Is there any information in Hittite texts about the Trojan War?
66.
Are there any written findings in Troy that indicates any relationships with Hittites?
67.
Whose side was Hittites on during the Trojan War?
68.
Is there a relationship between the Trojan War and the fall of the Hıittite Empire?
69.
Are there any written documents in the Hittite archives that were sent from the west to the east?
70.
Why was it the case that Troy, Mycean, and the Hittite Empire fell one after the other?
VIII. Troy and Politics
71.
Is the Trojan War the first war between the East and the West?
72.
Since when was Troy accepted to be a sacred city?
73.
With whom did the political visits to Troy start?
74.
Why did Alexander the Great come to Troy?
75.
Why did Romans use Troy for their political purposes?
76.
When did the political and religious significance of Troy end?
77.
What is the significance of Trojan mythology for the Greeks and the Romans?
78.
What is the political significance of Trojan mythology in the Middle Ages?
79.
What is the political significance of Trojan mythology for the European literary ideology?
80.
How does Troy affect contemporary politics?
IX. Troy and The Turks
81.
Are the Trojans related to the Turks?
82.
What are the most important works that have been written about Troy and the Turks?
83.
When does the history of the Turks in the surrounding regions of Troy start?
84.
Are there any findings in Troy about the Turks?
85.
Did Mehmet the Conqueror really visit Troy?
86.
How do we know that Mehmet the Conqueror visit Troy?
87.
What did Mehmet the Conqueror say during his visit to Troy?
88.
Did Mehmet the Conqueror have the Iliad in his library?
89.
What did Ataturk think about Troy?
90.
When was the Iliad epic first translated to Turkish?
X. Troy Nowadays
91.
Which country sends the most visitors to Troy?
92.
When did Troy and the surrounding area become the History of Troy National Park?
93.
Why was Troy put on the World Heritage List by UNESCO?
94.
Who owns the Troy Historic National park and Troy today?
95.
Is there a museum in Troy?
96.
Why is it important for there to be museum in Troy?
97.
Will treasures of Troy return to Troy?
98.
What is the difference between tourism in Troy today and that of antiquity?
99.
What is the Peace of Troy?
100.
What should the future of Troy?
101.
What will Troy contribute to the cultural history of the world from now on?
XI. Conclusions
1.
Troy: Imagination? Dream? History? Mythology? Legend? Tale? Real?
2.
Legends, Fables, Tales, Myths
3.
If we go back to where we have started, to the legends
4.
Trojan War, the Legends, the Heroes, the Events, the Documents, the Archeologists
XII. Bibliography
1.
Selected Bibliography
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