Joachim Latacz is Professor Emeritus at the University of Basel.

...intellectually challenging.

• 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

Joachim Latacz is Professor Emeritus at the University of Basel.

...intellectually challenging.

• 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

Joachim Latacz is Professor Emeritus at the University of Basel.

...intellectually challenging.

• 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