TED-EdDid ancient Troy really exist? - Einav Zamir Dembin
2018 • E73 Jul 31, 2018 5m
When Homer’s Iliad was first written down in the eighth century BCE, the story of the Trojan war was already an old one. From existing oral tradition, audiences knew the tales of the long siege, the duels outside the city walls, and the trick that finally won the war. In the end, the city was burned to the ground, never to rise again. But had it ever existed? Einav Zamir Dembin investigates.
Lesson by Einav Zamir Dembin, directed by Cabong Studios.
Lesson by Einav Zamir Dembin, directed by Cabong Studios.