Table of Contents

I: Troy
The old sources: a lack of authenticity
The fundamental problem: was Hisarlik really once Troia/Ilios?
Staging posts in a search: what was Hisarlik called in the Bronze Age?
Conclusions: Troy and the empire of the Hittites
The opposing side: `Achaians' and `Danaans' - two more names rehabilitated
The result: Homer's backdrop is historical
II: Homer
The basic facts
Homer's Iliad and the tale of Troy
The tale of Troy independent of Homer's
When was the tale of Troy conceived?
How did the tale of Troy reach Homer?
The tale of Troy and history
The result: there probably was a war over Troy

About the Author

Joachim Latacz is Professor Emeritus at the University of Basel.

Reviews

...intellectually challenging. Ian Rutherford, Journal of Hellenic Studies spellbinding ... Latacz's Troy and Homer offers undergraduates, graduates, and professors a compelling synthesis that whets our desire to learn more. Adele J. Haft, Scripta Classica Israelica This is a vigorous, lucid, up-to-date and, on the whole, convincing book...it is destined to become a classic for our time. Dr Donald F. Easton, Minerva The story is well told, with excellent maps, chronological tables and illustrations; the reader is kept on tenterhooks throughout. TLS Joachim Latacz, the best Homeric scholar writing in German, brings the field up to date. The story is well told, with excellent maps, chronological tables and illustrations; the reader is kept on tenterhooks throughout. He draws attention to, and revives, the insights, many long since neglected, of scholars in the ancient world itself. TLS Latacz's book is a substantial contribution Joshua T. Katz, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 125.3 [Latacz's] expositions bring clarity to many problems, and scholars of Antiquity, too, both young and old, will find ample instruction herein. G.L. Huxley, Hermathena, Vol. 179 Here is to be found much intellectual reward for readers who persevere; many of them will wish to keep a copy of Troy and Homer on their shelves. G.L. Huxley, Hermathena, Vol. 179