The Hippos of Troy - Why Homer Never Talked about a Horse (Paperback)

The Hippos of Troy: Why Homer Never Talked About a Horse deals with one of the most famous episodes of the whole of Classical mythology, the Wooden Horse of Troy. Thanks to the analysis of words, images and wrecks, the author proposes a new interpretation of what Homer actually intended when he spoke of the hippos used by the Greeks to conquer the city of Troy. The archaeological, iconographic and philological evidence discussed by the author leads to the conclusion that Homer never talked about a giant wooden horse, nor a war machine. In fact, Homer referred to the use of a particular ship type, a merchant ship of Levantine origin in use in the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Mediterranean, used to pay tribute to Levantine kings, as well as to trade precious metal around the Mediterranean coast.

General

Imprint:	Archaeopress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Francesco Tiboni
Dimensions:	245 x 174 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	120
ISBN-13:	978-1-78969-899-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Underwater archaeology Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-78969-899-5
Barcode:	9781789698992

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