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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Drawing on the latest archaeological research, an expert account of the famous historical battle confirms many details recounted in Homer's epic account, from Troy's alliance with the Hittite Empire and the role of Greek maritime commerce in the war to the significant fire at the end of the twelfth century and the facts about the Trojan horse.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Ancient mysteries: the odyssey of Troy: In the more than 3,000 years since the fall of Troy, the legends of the Trojan Horse, Helen, and Achilles have fueled some of archaeology's most celebrated expeditions. Join host Leonard Nimoy on an exhaustive exploration of the legendary city's remarkable ruins and take a closer reading of Homer's "The Illiad" to unearth the secrets of Troy. -- Treasure! The ancient gold of Troy: When archeologist Heinrich...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"From the Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy comes a monumental new masterpiece, set in the midst of literature's most famous war. Pat Barker turns her attention to the timeless legend of The Iliad, as experienced by the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War. The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, who continue to wage bloody war over a stolen...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
"Trojan princess Cassandra is cursed by Apollo with the gift of prophecy, and must try to find her place in a world that she knows to be perilous; years later, will her friendship with a young Amazon princess named Rin help her to avert a disastrous end to their war?"--
9) Achilles
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A retelling of the Greek myth of the Trojan war"--
Relive the thrills, grandeur, and tragedy of the Trojan War. Stylishly retold by Fry, he retells the epic battle with drama, humor, and vivid emotion.Hector, Odysseus, Helen-- their loves and their mortal enemies-- all burn bright in Fry's prose.
Series
Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"An exploration of the questions and mysteries that have puzzled scholars and experts about the Trojan War. Features include a map, fact boxes, biographies of famous experts on the archaeology of the area in which the war is thought to have taken place, places to see and visit, a glossary, further readings, and index"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Discusses the efforts of Heinrich Schliemann, a nineteenth-century businessman, to identify a site in modern Turkey as the ancient city of Troy, and parallels his discovery with a narrative of the main events of the Trojan War in the poems of Homer.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Prince Paris of Troy claims the beautiful Helen from Greek king Menelaus and war ensues, Achilles, a demigod prince and celebrated warrior, is charged with leading his Greek countrymen to victory against the Trojans.
15) Dateline: Troy
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the story of the Trojan War illustrated with collages featuring newspaper clippings of modern events from World War I through the Persian Gulf war.
16) The Trojan horse
Author
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1969, c1968
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the well-known episode from Homer's "Iliad" of how the Greeks overcame the Trojans by entering the city inside a wooden horse.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Many have forgotten that the subject of the "Illiad" was war--not merely the poetical romance of the war at Troy, but war, in all its enduring devastation. This groundbreaking reading of Homer's epic poem restores the poet's vision of the tragedy of war, addressing many of the central questions that define the war experience of every age.
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