Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Was the Trojan War a real event, or is it truly just a story? In this video we examine the archaeological ruins of Troy to see if there is any physical evidence that corroborates the tale. Was it all a myth? Or is there any truth to it?
Check out the other video Rachel and I did about Homeric Objects here:
👉🏼 Get early access and help support the channel here: patreon.com/digitwithraven
A great book on the topic of searching for the Trojan War: amzn.to/458HfBq
Also check out this fantastic interactive to explore all the layers of Troy: archaeology.org/travel/interactivemap-troy/index.html
Picture credits:
Grave Circle A - Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Schliemann's Trench - A. Erdem ĹžentĂĽrk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Schliemann portrait - University of Heidelberg
Hitttite Empire - By Middle_East_topographic_map-blank.svg: SĂ©mhur (talk)derivative work: Zunkir (talk) - Middle_East_topographic_map-blank.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Hittite Tablet - British Museum
#archaeology #theodyssey #trojanwar #ancienthistory #ancientgreece #greekmythology #theiliad #classicalciv #history #troy #achilles #archaeologicaldiscoveries #heinrichschliemann
Was the Trojan War a real event, or is it truly just a story? In this video we examine the archaeological ruins of Troy to see if there is any physical evidence that corroborates the tale. Was it all a myth? Or is there any truth to it?
Check out the other video Rachel and I did about Homeric Objects here:
👉🏼 Get early access and help support the channel here: patreon.com/digitwithraven
A great book on the topic of searching for the Trojan War: amzn.to/458HfBq
Also check out this fantastic interactive to explore all the layers of Troy: archaeology.org/travel/interactivemap-troy/index.html
Picture credits:
Grave Circle A - Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Schliemann's Trench - A. Erdem ĹžentĂĽrk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Schliemann portrait - University of Heidelberg
Hitttite Empire - By Middle_East_topographic_map-blank.svg: SĂ©mhur (talk)derivative work: Zunkir (talk) - Middle_East_topographic_map-blank.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Hittite Tablet - British Museum
#archaeology #theodyssey #trojanwar #ancienthistory #ancientgreece #greekmythology #theiliad #classicalciv #history #troy #achilles #archaeologicaldiscoveries #heinrichschliemann
