Finding the Lost City of Troy | Legend of Troy

Written in ancient Greek poet Homer’s “The Odyssey” and “The Iliad,” the legends of the Trojan War and the lost city of Troy were believed to be nothing more than myth for centuries. But in 1860, a millionaire named Heinrich Schliemann set out on a relentless quest to prove the legends were real,...

44 min - Ancient Worlds - National Geographic

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