The Treasure Of Troy

Author : Caroline Moorehead
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1784534870

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Priam's Gold by Caroline Moorehead Pdf

Troy: one of the most captivating and mysterious stories of antiquity... But was Troy an actual place or just a legend of Homer's epic? It took the most unlikely of people, Heinrich Schliemann--a grocer's-apprentice turned self-made archaeologist, courageous and driven--to solve one of the greatest puzzles in history. His extraordinary discovery of the ruins of fabled Troy and the magnificent treasure of King Priam anointed Schliemann as the 'father of pre-history', but was also beset by controversy that persists to this day. The fate of the treasure itself is no less troubled. In 1945 it was spirited out of Berlin by the Red Army, to be hidden for 50 years in the vaults of the Pushkin Museum until the breakup of the Soviet Union. In this fast-paced account, Caroline Moorehead describes one of the most remarkable adventures of the 20th century, tracing Schliemann's footsteps to Troy and the convoluted journey across Europe taken by the treasure itself. This edition features a new Preface by [Moorehead].

Author : Caroline Moorehead
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X004020164

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Lost and Found by Caroline Moorehead Pdf

"One of the enduring stories of the last century is the astounding 1873 discovery by the first modern archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann, of the lost gold of Priam, king of ancient Troy. With the biographical skill that drew such praise for her book Bertrand Russell, Caroline Moorehead explores Schliemann's extraordinary life and how he contrived to smuggle the nine thousand gold chains, elaborate silver pictures, gold coins, and other amazing artifacts from his dig in Asia Minor to his government in Berlin." "Schliemann's treasures of Troy, lost when pillaged by the Nazis during World War II, received front-page coverage in 1993 when they were revealed to be residing in Moscow, having been looted in 1945 by the Russians. Here is the account, thrilling to historians, Russia-watchers, and anyone intrigued by an investigation, of how Moorehead found her way past bureaucratic defenses to learn the whereabouts of and the truth about this legendary collection."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : David A. Traill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UVA:X006035925

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Schliemann of Troy by David A. Traill Pdf

Drawing on letters, diaries and other original material in Athens, a re-evaluation of German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who claimed to have found the ancient city of Troy in 1868.

Author : Herve Duchene
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0810928256

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Discoveries: Golden Treasures of Troy by Herve Duchene Pdf

A German businessman-turned-archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) had a lifelong dream: to find the world of Homer--the mythical cities of Troy, Ithaca, and Mycenae--and search for its long-hidden riches. Now, this fascinating volume reveals the complete story of how this passionate amateur, guided only by the Homeric texts, unearthed legendary sites and artifacts.

Author : Hervé Duchêne
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Archaeologists
ISBN : 0500300658

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The Golden Treasures of Troy by Hervé Duchêne Pdf

Heinrich Schliemann created his own myth - the poor uneducated boy who became a millionaire and spent his fortune on excavating the sites of Troy and Mycenae. He became famous for his discovery of Priam's Treasure and Agamemnon's Mask. The truth that has been recently discovered is more complex.

Author : Robert Payne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Archaeologists
ISBN : OCLC:761179864

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The Gold of Troy by Robert Payne Pdf

Author : Diana Beuster
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640349098

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Heinrich Schliemann at Troy and the So-Called 'Treasure of Priam by Diana Beuster Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Archaeology, grade: A, Indiana University, language: English, abstract: The discovery of Hisarlik as Troy by Heinrich Schliemann was certainly one of the most sensational news stories of the nineteenth century. Hisarlik is now commonly assumed to be the site of Troy, the city in and around which Homers Iliad took place. With his extraordinary find, Schliemann radically started to redirect scholarly thinking about the ancient past and, no less he started a controversy about himself, his life and his methods. That controversy, starting back in his own days and still continuing more than 100 years after his death, was in the beginning mainly fought by Schliemann's own fellow countryman, but it's nowadays a fully international debate. The paper not only covers bibliographical facts of Schliemann's life and work, but also the period of his excavation of Troy and the question whether the 'Treasure of Priam' was forged by him or not.

Author : Heinrich Schliemann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Troy (Extinct city)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044108412990

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Troy and Its Remains by Heinrich Schliemann Pdf

Author : Russia (Federation). Ministerstvo kulʹtury
Publisher : Leonardo Arte
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015055811601

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The Treasure of Troy by Russia (Federation). Ministerstvo kulʹtury Pdf

Author : Vladimir P. Tolstikov,Michail Yu Treister,Gosudarstvennyĭ muzeĭ izobrazitelʹnykh iskusstv imeni A.S. Pushkina
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 0810933942

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The Gold of Troy by Vladimir P. Tolstikov,Michail Yu Treister,Gosudarstvennyĭ muzeĭ izobrazitelʹnykh iskusstv imeni A.S. Pushkina Pdf

Surveys the April 1996 exhibition of "Priam's Treasure"

Author : Laura Amy Schlitz
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780763665678

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The Hero Schliemann by Laura Amy Schlitz Pdf

"Anyone with an interest in archaeology or in liars and braggarts will be drawn in by this slim biography of the hyper-imaginative Schliemann." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) From Newbery Medal-winning author Laura Amy Schlitz comes an engaging illustrated biography of Heinrich Schliemann, a nineteenth-century archaeologist who most believe did find the ancient city of Troy. This engrossing tale paints a portrait of contradictions — a man at once stingy and lavishly generous, a scholar both shrewd and reckless, a speaker of twenty-two languages and a man with a funny habit of taking liberties with the truth. Laura Amy Schlitz and Robert Byrd open a discussion about how history sometimes comes to be written, and how it sometimes needs to be changed. Back matter includes source notes and a bibliography.

Author : Diana Beuster
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783640349395

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Heinrich Schliemann at Troy and the so-called 'Treasure of Priam" by Diana Beuster Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Archaeology, grade: A, Indiana University, language: English, abstract: The discovery of Hisarlik as Troy by Heinrich Schliemann was certainly one of the most sensational news stories of the nineteenth century. Hisarlik is now commonly assumed to be the site of Troy, the city in and around which Homers Iliad took place. With his extraordinary find, Schliemann radically started to redirect scholarly thinking about the ancient past and, no less he started a controversy about himself, his life and his methods. That controversy, starting back in his own days and still continuing more than 100 years after his death, was in the beginning mainly fought by Schliemann’s own fellow countryman, but it’s nowadays a fully international debate. The paper not only covers bibliographical facts of Schliemann’s life and work, but also the period of his excavation of Troy and the question whether the ‘Treasure of Priam’ was forged by him or not.

Author : Susan Heuck Allen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520342361

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Finding the Walls of Troy by Susan Heuck Allen Pdf

The relentlessly self-promoting amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann took full credit for discovering Homer's Troy over one hundred years ago, and since then generations have thrilled to the tale of his ambitions and achievements. But Schliemann gained this status as an archaeological hero partly by deliberately eclipsing the man who had launched his career. Now, at long last, Susan Heuck Allen puts the record straight in this fascinating archaeological adventure that restores the British expatriate Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of Hisarlík, the site now thought to be Troy as described in the Iliad. Frank Calvert had lived in the Troad—in the northwest corner of Asia Minor—excavating there for fifteen years before Schliemann arrived and learning the local topography well. He was the first archaeologist to test the hypothesis that Hisarlík was the Troy of Hector and Helen. So that he would have unrestricted access to the site, he purchased part of the mound and was the first archaeologist to conduct excavations there. Running out of funds, he later interested Schliemann in the site. The thankless Schliemann stole Calvert's ideas, exploited his knowledge and advice, and finally stole Calvert's glory, in part by slandering him and denigrating his work. Allen corrects the record and does justice to a man who was a victim of his own integrity while giving a balanced treatment of Schliemann's true accomplishments. This meticulously researched book tells the story of Frank Calvert's development as an archaeologist, his adventures and discoveries. It focuses on the twists and turns of his turbulent relationship with the perfidious Schliemann, the resulting gains for archaeology, and the successful conclusion of their common quest. Allen has brought together a wide range of relevant published material as well as unpublished sources from archives, diaries, letters, and personal interviews to tell this gripping story.

Author : Deborah Dickmann Boedeker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : UOM:39015053047265

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The World of Troy by Deborah Dickmann Boedeker Pdf

Author : Jill Rubalcaba,Eric H. Cline
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781580893268

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Digging for Troy by Jill Rubalcaba,Eric H. Cline Pdf

Recounts the lost city of Troy and the efforts it took to rediscover it.